EPT Disclosure

ABN AMRO BANK N.V. Dealings by Connected Exempt Principal Traders (Rule 38.5 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader ABN AMRO BANK N.V. London Branch --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Company dealt in Balfour Beatty Plc --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class of relevant security to which the ORD 50p dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of dealing 23rd December 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) purchased --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 86,118 3.6200 GBP 3.5550 GBP --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 86,118 3.5815 GBP 3.5815 GBP --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) e.g. CFD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money e.g. call option selling, securities to price American, date paid/received purchasing, which the option European per unit (Note varying etc. relates (Note 5) etc. 3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of disclosure 28th December 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact name Richard Oddy --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Telephone number 020 7678 1966 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Balfour Beatty Plc --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nature of connection (Note 6) Broker --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes The Notes on Form 38.5 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk FORM 38.5 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS (Rule 38.5 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader ABN AMRO BANK N.V. London Branch --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Company dealt in Low and Bonar Plc --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Class of relevant security to which the ORD 25P dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of dealing 23rd December 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) purchased --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,250 1.2700 GBP 1.2700 GBP --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) e.g. CFD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money e.g. call option selling, securities to price American, date paid/received purchasing, which the option European per unit (Note varying etc. relates (Note 5) etc. 3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date of disclosure 28th December 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact name Richard Oddy --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Telephone number 020 7678 1966 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Low and Bonar Plc --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nature of connection (Note 6) Broker --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes The Notes on Form 38.5 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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