Rule 8.3 - STANDARD LIFE
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in STANDARD LIFE
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 25 October 2007
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 69,271,454 3.19% 2,006,092 0.09%
(2) Derivatives 6,125,266 0.28% 10,136,114 0.47%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 75,396,720 3.47% 12,142,206 0.56%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 30,802 2.7472
Purchase 6,760 2.7625
Purchase 36,623 2.7546
Purchase 36,623 2.7546
Purchase 8,640 2.7878
Purchase 5,000 2.7400
Purchase 270,332 2.7627
Purchase 5,360 2.8030
Purchase 91,325 2.8475
Purchase 31,467 2.7040
Purchase 4,932 2.7625
Purchase 273,976 2.8350
Sale 5,361 2.7500
Sale 5,400 2.8372
Sale 10,073 2.7625
Sale 182,651 2.8450
Sale 36,793 2.7484
Sale 18,846 2.8218
Sale 36,623 2.7546
Sale 98,110 2.7805
Sale 3,100 2.7394
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 31467 2.7039
CFD Short 5000 2.74
CFD Short 30802 2.7471
CFD Short 9270 2.7543
CFD Short 36623 2.7546
CFD Short 270332 2.7627
CFD Short 8640 2.7877
CFD Short 5360 2.803
CFD Long 3100 2.7394
CFD Long 36793 2.7483
CFD Long 5361 2.75
CFD Long 78643 2.7657
CFD Long 5400 2.8372
CFD Long 19467 2.8401
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 26 October 2007
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk