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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)  Full name of discloser:                             Harris Associates L.P. 
 
(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. 
 
(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 offeror 
     /offeree, state this and specify identity of 
     offeror/offeree: 
 
(e)  Date position held/dealing undertaken:              27 March 2017 
     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    NO 
     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" 
 
2.       POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
 
(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:            Common Stock (GB0000031285) 
 
                                                  Interests                  Short Positions 
 
                                              Number            %           Number           % 
 
(1)  Relevant securities owned and/or  28,172,000               2.14 % 
     controlled: 
 
(2)  Cash-settled derivatives: 
 
(3)  Stock-settled derivatives 
     (including options) and 
     agreements to purchase/sell: 
 
     Total                             28,172,000               2.14 % 
 
(b)      Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other 
         executive 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 
 
(a)     Purchases and sales 
 
  Class of relevant security        Purchase/sale         Number of securities        Price per unit 
 
Common Stock (GB0000031285)    Sale                     200                       2.5998 GBP 
 
Common Stock (GB0000031285)    Sale                     125,000                   2.6030 GBP 
 
Common Stock (GB0000031285)    Sale                     184,800                   2.6000 GBP 
 
Common Stock (GB0000031285)    Sale                     1,362,500                 2.6029 GBP 
 
(b)     Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
 Class of relevant    Product description      Nature of dealing e.g.       Number of     Price per unit 
      security              e.g. CFD        opening/closing a long/short    reference 
                                               position, increasing/        securities 
                                               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 e.g.   Expiry     Option money 
   relevant     description  purchasing,  securities to price per     American,   date       paid/ 
   security      e.g. call   selling,     which option  unit          European               received per 
                   option    varying etc. relates                     etc.                   unit 
 
(ii)    Exercise 
 
Class of relevant        Product description e.g. Exercising/  Number of securities   Exercise price per 
security                 call option              exercised                           unit 
                                                  against 
 
(d)     Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
Class of relevant security     Nature of dealing e.g.   Details                   Price per unit (if 
                               subscription, 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 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" 
 
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" 
 
None 
 
(c)      Attachments 
 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?     NO 
 
Date of disclosure                                      28 March 2017 
 
Contact name                                            Sarah E. Grimm 
 
Telephone number                                        312-646-3528 
 
 
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 dealing 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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