EPT Disclosure - Amendment

19th Oct 2007 11:17

FORM 38.5(b) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION \* TName of exempt principal trader ABN AMRO BANK N.V. London Branch---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Company dealt in Standard Life Plc---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class of relevant security to which the Ord GBP 0.10 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of dealing 17th October 2007---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T AMENDMENT: Trading and Positions in Standard Life Plc on 17th October 2007should read as follows: 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 2) \* T Long Short-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number (%) Number (%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) Relevant securities 993,526 (0.0457%) 266,618 (0.0123%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 (0%) 0 (0%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 993,526 (0.0457%) 266,618 (0.0123%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 2) \* T Class of relevant security: Long Short-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number (%) Number (%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) Relevant securities 0 (0%) 0 (0%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 (0%) 0 (0%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 0 (0%) 0 (0%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) \* TClass of relevant security: Details---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purchase 2,912 2.8450 GBPPurchase 947 2.8475 GBPPurchase 947 2.8500 GBPPurchase 758 2.8525 GBPPurchase 1,717 2.8550 GBPPurchase 3,347 2.8575 GBPPurchase 4,287 2.8600 GBPPurchase 4,043 2.8625 GBPPurchase* 22,148 2.8627 GBPPurchase 2,442 2.8650 GBPPurchase 7,519 2.8675 GBPPurchase 5,458 2.8700 GBPPurchase 4,076 2.8725 GBPPurchase 1,858 2.8750 GBPPurchase 1,594 2.8775 GBPTOTAL: 64,053 Sale 462 2.8200 GBPSale 185 2.8475 GBPSale 93 2.8525 GBPSale 1,387 2.8600 GBPSale 739 2.8700 GBPSale 3,699 2.8725 GBPTOTAL: 6,565---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T * late booking on 18.10.2007 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) \* TProduct name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4)e.g. CFD--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying \* TProduct name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option moneye.g. call option selling, securities to price American, date paid/received purchasing, which the option European per unit varying etc. relates (Note 6) etc. (Note 4)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (ii) Exercising \* TProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) \* TNature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives \* TFull 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.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO \* TDate of disclosure 19th October 2007---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact name Antonio Gagliostro---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telephone number 020 7678 5898---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Pearl Assurance Plc---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nature of connection (Note 9) Advisor---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk Copyright Business Wire 2007

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