Rule 8.3- IBS OPENSYSTEMS

    RNS Number : 1931W
  Standard Life Investments
  06 June 2008
   
    FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
    (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)

    1.    KEY INFORMATION 

 Name of person dealing (Note 1)                     Standard Life Investments
 Company dealt in                                    IBS OPENSYSTEMS PLC
 Class of relevant security to which the dealings    Ord GBP0.05
 being disclosed relate (Note 2)
 Date of dealing                                     05/06/08

    2.    INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

 (a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of
      relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

                                              Long           Short     
                                              Number   (%)   Number  (%)
 (1) Relevant securities                      640,000  1.68           
                                               
 (2) Derivatives (other than options)                                 
 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell                          
 Total                                        640,000  1.68           


 (b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,
      other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

  Class of relevant security:                 Long         Short     
                                              Number  (%)  Number  (%)
 (1) Relevant securities                                            
 (2) Derivatives (other than options)                               
 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell                        
 Total                                                              

    (c)    Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

 Class of relevant security:  Details
                               
                               

    3.    DEALINGS (Note 4)

    (a)    Purchases and sales

 Purchase/sale   Number of securities  Price per unit (Note 5)
                                        
 SELL            650,000                            GBP 1.8785


    (b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 Product name, e.g. CFD  Long/short (Note 6)  Number of securities  Price per unit (Note
                                              (Note 7)              5)
                                                                     
                                                                     
    (c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities
    (i)    Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 Product name,e.g. call option   Writing, selling,     Number of securities  Exercise price   Type, e.g. American,  Expiry date  Option
                                 purchasing, varying   to which the option                    European etc.                     
moneypaid/received
                                 etc.                  relates (Note 7)                                                          per unit
(Note 5) 
                                                        
                                                                                                                                  


    (ii)    Exercising

 Product name, e.g. call option  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
                                                        
                                                        

    (d)    Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

 Nature of transaction (Note 8)  Details  Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)
                                           
                                           

    4.    OTHER INFORMATION

    Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

    Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting
rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or
disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

    None************************

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    Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                NO


 Date of disclosure                                              06/06/08 
 Contact name                                                    PHILIP HO
 Telephone number                                                0131-550-6207
 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which           
 connected
 If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)         
    Notes
    The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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