FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the 'Code')

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:

Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited

(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Aberdeen Asset Management Plc

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

Aberdeen Asset Management Plc

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

19-July-2017

(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?

If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state 'N/A'

Yes

If YES, specify which:

Standard Life Plc

2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a)(i) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchases/ sales

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received

Lowest price per unit paid/received

10p ordinary

Purchases

532,954

3.200 (GBP)

3.162 (GBP)

10p ordinary

Sales

1,171,501

3.200 (GBP)

3.162 (GBP)

(a)(ii) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchases/ sales

Total number of securities

Highest price per unit paid/received

Lowest price per unit paid/received

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit (GBp)

10p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a short

16

316.93

10p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a short

22

316.93

10p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a short

178

316.93

10p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a short

100

317.24

10p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a short

123

317.24

10p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a short

971

317.24

10p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a short

65

317.28

10p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a short

86

317.28

10p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a short

675

317.28

10p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a short

137

317.46

10p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a short

180

317.46

10p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a short

1391

317.46

10p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a short

1311

319.27

10p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a short

39

319.30

10p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a short

6317

319.30

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

1148

317.59

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

126

317.82

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

1014

317.82

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

3380

317.82

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

229

317.88

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

2011

317.88

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

3250

317.88

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

195

318.05

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

32286

318.05

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

26

318.07

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

191

318.07

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

1288

318.07

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

34

318.46

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

5507

318.46

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

3844

318.60

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

105972

318.61

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

383049

318.61

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

21894

318.62

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

776

318.63

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

4829

318.63

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

43641

318.63

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

88

318.63

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

501

318.63

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

6079

318.63

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

94

318.88

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

429

318.88

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

8204

318.88

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

79

318.98

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

13001

318.98

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

6102

319.30

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

8

319.40

10p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a short

1443

319.40

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

3. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state 'none'

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state 'none'

Date of disclosure:

20-July-2017

Contact name:

Anthony Allen / Paul MacDonald

Telephone number:

0207 888 5416 / 8548

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel atmonitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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