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 26 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 67,759,677 3.12% 2,250,900 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,560,445 0.07% 5,518,858 0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 69,320,122 3.19% 7,769,758 0.36%
(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 6,195 2.7375
Purchase 10,915 2.7536
Purchase 10,004 2.7465
Purchase 37,270 2.7672
Purchase 252,410 2.7300
Purchase 54,601 2.7304
Purchase 14,225 2.7618
Purchase 17,800 2.7275
Purchase 33,212 2.7543
Purchase 17,875 2.7588
Purchase 49,023 2.7572
Purchase 6,400 2.7478
Purchase 38,000 2.7300
Purchase 105,300 2.7374
Purchase 6,760 2.7500
Sale 10,004 2.7285
Sale 252,410 2.7300
Sale 2,653 2.7945
Sale 6,195 2.7375
Sale 38,000 2.7300
Sale 252,410 2.7300
Sale 3,555 2.7487
Sale 38,000 2.7300
Sale 14,225 2.7595
Sale 44,396 2.7451
Sale 32,513 2.7414
Sale 22,194 2.7307
Sale 1,380 2.7746
Sale 15,305 2.7686
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 6400 2.7477
CFD Short 33212 2.7542
CFD Short 49023 2.7572
CFD Short 17875 2.7588
CFD Short 14225 2.7617
CFD Short 41795 2.7625
CFD Short 37270 2.7671
CFD Long 15305 2.7685
CFD Long 1380 2.7745
CFD Long 2653 2.7944
(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 27 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