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               21 September 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      67,644,838      3.11%       4,272,660    0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives     3,291,059     0.15%       6,575,630    0.30%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0       0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             70,935,897      3.26%      10,848,290    0.50%


(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      32,220               2.7445
Purchase      39,781               2.7445
Purchase      9,214                2.7525
Purchase      16,631               2.7445
Purchase      13,750               2.7445
Purchase      49,563               2.7486
Purchase      340                  2.7525
Purchase      775                  2.7525
Purchase      573                  2.7525
Purchase      69,444               2.7445
Purchase      6,358                2.7525
Purchase      59,073               2.7333
Purchase      560                  2.7525
Purchase      170,174              2.7445
Purchase      46,369               2.7455
Purchase      7,747                2.7037
Purchase      233,116              2.7525
Purchase      37,824               2.7200
Purchase      4,222                2.7445
Purchase      2,569                2.7445
Purchase      5,842                2.7445
Purchase      4,322                2.7445
Purchase      14,662               2.7525
Purchase      1,824                2.7525
Purchase      22,847               2.7525
Purchase      250,458              2.7445
Purchase      436                  2.7525
Purchase      2,206                2.7525
Purchase      5,278                2.7525
Purchase      33,229               2.7525
Purchase      18,568               2.7445
Purchase      1,757,091            2.7445
Purchase      15,146               2.7318
Purchase      47,921               2.7445
Purchase      22,578               2.7525
Purchase      4,274                2.7525
Purchase      2,463                2.7525
Purchase      21,860               2.7525
Purchase      110,510              2.7445
Purchase      2,704                2.7525
Purchase      34,020               2.7187
Purchase      6,094                2.7445
Purchase      808                  2.7525
Purchase      5,970                2.7525
Sale          8,819                2.7466
Sale          1,058                2.7525
Sale          22,903               2.7525
Sale          637,807              2.7517
Sale          389,800              2.7520
Sale          93,804               2.7510
Sale          1,204                2.7209
Sale          337,068              2.7522
Sale          6,031                2.7525
Sale          58,569               2.7520
Sale          49,563               2.7486
Sale          12,515               2.7520
Sale          49,563               2.7486
Sale          55,624               2.7525


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         7747          2.7036
CFD            Short         15146         2.7317
CFD            Short         59073         2.7333
CFD            Short         46369         2.7455
CFD            Short         49563         2.7487
CFD            Short         21162         2.75
CFD            Long          8819          2.7466
CFD            Long          49563         2.7486
CFD            Long          93804         2.7509
CFD            Long          637807        2.7516
CFD            Long          71084         2.7519
CFD            Long          389800        2.752
CFD            Long          337068        2.7521

(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                         24 September 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