FORM 8.3

    PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

    A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

    Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

    1.         KEY INFORMATION

    (a)                                                  Norges Bank                       
    Full name of discloser:                                                                
                                                                                           
    (b) Owner or controller of interests and short       N/A                               
    positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):                                           
    The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is                                          
    insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor                                    
    and beneficiaries must be named.                                                       
                                                                                           
    (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose     Aberdeen Asset Management PLC     
    relevant securities this form relates:                                                 
                                          Use a separate                                   
    form for each offeror/offeree                                                          
                                                                                           
    (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an      N/A                               
    offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of                                    
    offeror/offeree:                                                                       
                                                                                           
    (e)                                    Date position Dealing Disclosure 21/07/2017     
    held/dealing undertaken:                                                               
    For an opening position disclosure, state the latest                                   
    practicable date prior to the disclosure                                               
                                                                                           
    (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the Yes                               
    discloser making disclosures in respect of any other Standard Life Plc                 
    party to the offer?                                                                    
                               If it is a cash offer or                                    
    possible cash offer, state "N/A"                                                       

    2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one
    class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy
    table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
    security.

    (a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the
    offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if
    any)

    Class of relevant security:                                     10p ordinary                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                    Interests                  Short positions           
                                                                                                                         
                                                                    Number              %      Number              %     
                                                                                                                         
    (1)  Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:               25,517,112          1.94                             
                                                                                                                         
    (2)                                  Cash-settled derivatives:                                                       
                                                                                                                         
    (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and                                                                
    agreements to purchase/sell:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                    25,517,112          1.94                             
                                                                                                                         
    TOTAL:                                                                                                               

    All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

    Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded
    options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be
    given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

    (b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and
    other employee options)

    Class of relevant security in relation to                                              
    which subscription right exists:                                                       
                                                                                           
    Details, including nature of the rights                                                
    concerned and relevant percentages:                                                    

    3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

    Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of
    the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(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)        Purchases and sales

    Class of relevant     Purchase/sale         Number of securities  Price per unit       
    security                                                                               
                                                                                           
    10p ordinary          Sale                  120,042               GBP 3.1963           

    (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

    Class of         Product        Nature of dealing         Number of      Price per unit
    relevant         description    e.g. opening/closing a    reference                    
    security         e.g. CFD       long/short position,      securities                   
                                    increasing/reducing a                                  
                                    long/short position                                    
                                                                                           

    (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

    (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

    Class of   Product     Writing,    Number of  Exercise   Type       Expiry     Option    
    relevant   description purchasing, securities price per  e.g.       date       money paid
    security   e.g. call   selling,    to which   unit       American,             / received
               option      varying     option                European              per unit  
                           etc.        relates               etc.                            
                                                                                             

    (ii)        Exercise

    Class of relevant Product           Exercising/       Number of         Exercise price  
    security          description       exercised against securities        per unit        
                      e.g. call option                                                      
                                                                                            

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

    Class of relevant   Nature of dealing            Details              Price per unit (if
    security            e.g. subscription,                                applicable)       
                        conversion                                                          
                                                                                            

    4.         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 person 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 person 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"          
                                                                                           
                                                                                           
                                                                                           

    (c)        Attachments

    Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?                    NO              

       

    Date of disclosure:                         24/07/2017                                 
                                                                                           
    Contact name:                               Philippe Chiaroni                          
                                                                                           
    Telephone number:                           +4724073297                                

    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 at 
    monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.  The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is
    available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on
    +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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