Company Standard Life Investments
                  TIDMI RSH
                  Headline Rule 8 - Oxford Glycoscience
                  Released 09:30 3 Apr 2003
                  Number 5883J






FORM 8.1/8.3

Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack if appropriate and the Takeover Panel.  Use
a separate form for each class of securities in which dealings have been
made.

      03 Apr 2003


DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3 OF THE CITY CODE ON
TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS

Date of dealing

      02 Apr 2003


Dealing in (name of company)

      Oxford Glycoscience


1. Class of securities (eg ordinary shares)

      Ord GBP 0.05


2.

      Amount bought Amount sold Price per unit (GBP)
          488                       1.9135000


3. Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled (and percentage
of class)

      1,607,544       2.87 %


4. Party making disclosure

      Standard Life Investments


5. EITHER (a) Name of purchaser / vendor (Note 1)


OR (b) if dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management
organisation

      Standard Life Investments


6. Reason for disclosure (Note 2)



(a) associate of

(i)  offeror (Note 3)

 NO

(ii) offeree company

YES

Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)


If category (8), explain


(b) Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or more
of the class of relevant securities dealt in)

YES

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above


(Also print name of signatory)

      Graeme Brogan


Telephone and Extension number

      0131 245 6826


END