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RNS Number : 4436G

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

26 May 2017

FORM 8 (DD)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER OR PERSON ACTING IN CONCERT (INCLUDING DEALINGS FOR THE ACCOUNT OF DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT CLIENTS)

Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

   1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 (a) Full name of discloser:           GOLDMAN SACHS & 
                                        CO. LLC 
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 (b) Owner or controller 
  of interests and short 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. 
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 (c) Name of offeror/offeree           STANDARD LIFE PLC 
  in relation to whose relevant 
  securities this form relates: 
  Use a separate form for 
  each offeror/offeree 
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 (d) Status of person making           Advisor to STANDARD 
  the disclosure:                       LIFE PLC 
  e.g. offeror, offeree, 
  person acting in concert 
  with the offeror/offeree 
  (specify name of offeror/offeree) 
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 (e) Date dealing undertaken:          16 May 2017 
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 (f) In addition to the company        NO 
  in 1(c) above, is the discloser 
  making disclosures in respect 
  of any other party to the 
  offer? 
  If it is a cash offer or 
  possible cash offer, state 
  "N/A" 
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   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

 
 Class of relevant                    12 2/9p ordinary 
  security: 
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                                Interests      Short positions 
                             --------------  ------------------ 
                              Number    %      Number       % 
---------------------------  -------  -----  ----------  ------ 
 (1) Relevant securities 
  owned and/or controlled:     111     0.00       0       0.00 
---------------------------  -------  -----  ----------  ------ 
 (2) Cash-settled 
  derivatives:                  0      0.00    143,772    0.00 
---------------------------  -------  -----  ----------  ------ 
 (3) Stock-settled 
  derivatives (including 
  options) and agreements 
  to purchase/sell:             0      0.00       0       0.00 
---------------------------  -------  -----  ----------  ------ 
 
   TOTAL:                      111     0.00    143,772    0.00 
---------------------------  -------  -----  ----------  ------ 
 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

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

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

   (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: 
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   3.         DEALINGS 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 

(i) Party to an offer or person acting in concert (except for a principal trader in the same group as a connected adviser)

 
 Class of    Purchase/sale    Number of    Price per 
  relevant                    securities      unit 
  security 
----------  --------------  ------------  ---------- 
 
 

(ii) Principal trader where the sole reason for the connection is that the principal trader is in the same group as a connected advisor

 
 Class of    Purchases/    Total number          Highest               Lowest 
  relevant      sales      of securities        price per             price per 
  security                                  unit paid/received    unit paid/received 
----------  -----------  ---------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
 Class of      Product            Nature of dealing             Number         Price 
  relevant    description        e.g. opening/closing         of reference    per unit 
  security     e.g. CFD              a long/short              securities 
                             position, increasing/reducing 
                                     a long/short 
                                       position 
----------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
  12 2/9p        SWAP                 Increasing                     7,200      3.9100 
  ordinary                         a short position                                GBP 
----------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
 
   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
   Class       Product        Writing,          Number       Exercise      Type      Expiry    Option 
     of       description    purchasing,     of securities     price       e.g.       date      money 
  relevant       e.g.          selling,        to which         per      American,              paid/ 
  security       call        varying etc.       option         unit      European              received 
                option                          relates                    etc.                  per 
                                                                                                 unit 
----------  -------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
 Class of      Product       Exercising        Number        Exercise 
  relevant    description    / exercised    of securities    price per 
  security     e.g. call       against                         unit 
                option 
----------  -------------  -------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of     Nature of dealing    Details    Price per 
  relevant    e.g. subscription,               unit (if 
  security        conversion                  applicable) 
----------  --------------------  --------  ------------- 
 
 
   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 party to 
  the offer or person acting in concert making 
  the disclosure and any other person: 
  Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent 
  should not be included. If there are no such 
  agreements, arrangements or understandings, 
  state "none" 
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   NONE 
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   (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives 
 
 Details of any agreement, arrangement or 
  understanding, formal or informal, between 
  the party to the offer or person acting in 
  concert 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" 
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   NONE 
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   (c)        Attachments 

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

 
 Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)   NO 
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 Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)              NO 
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 Date of disclosure:    26 May 2017 
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 Contact name:          Joanna Foley and Kashif 
                         Rafiq 
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                        +44(20) 7051 9996 / 
 Telephone number:       +44(20) 7051 0547 
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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.

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