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

Standard Life Plc

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

Aberdeen Asset Management Plc

(d) Date dealing undertaken:

29-March-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:

Aberdeen Asset Management 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

12 2/9p ordinary

Purchases

3,996,080

3.625 (GBP)

3.541 (GBP)

12 2/9p ordinary

Sales

2,932,592

3.625 (GBP)

3.541 (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)

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

7489

354.40

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

8407

354.40

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

98239

354.40

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

98239

354.40

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

26872

354.42

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

5337

354.75

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

4886

354.82

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

305

354.90

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

4015

354.92

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

123085

355.01

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

1580

355.04

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

4278

355.04

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

4278

355.04

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

36

355.10

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

5854

355.16

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

2846

355.42

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

6989

355.60

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

6989

355.60

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

29137

355.71

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

29137

355.71

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

252049

356.80

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

262

357.10

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

28500

357.53

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

46572

358.10

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

561

359.82

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

2048717

359.82

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

3323

360.82

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Reducing a long

515

362.50

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a long

98239

354.40

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a long

4278

355.04

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a long

36

355.10

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a long

36

355.10

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a long

1001

355.18

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a long

1224

355.20

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a long

1066071

355.48

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a long

6989

355.60

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a long

29137

355.71

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a long

28100

356.39

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a long

10600

356.46

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a long

252049

356.80

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a long

252049

356.80

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a long

4984

356.90

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a long

5004

357.00

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a long

8986

357.01

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a long

5628

358.13

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a long

19332

358.59

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a long

561

359.82

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a long

3323

360.82

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a long

3323

360.82

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a long

53

361.30

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a long

515

362.50

12 2/9p ordinary

Swap

Increasing a long

515

362.50

(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:

30-March-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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