Rule 8.3 - Delta plc

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)      Crystal Amber Fund Limited                
                                                                               
Company dealt in                     Delta plc                                 
                                                                               
Class of relevant security to which  Ordinary 25p                              
the dealings being disclosed relate                                            
(Note 2)                                                                       
                                                                               
Date of dealing                      31st March 2010                           

 

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                       6,803,533 4.42                 
                                                                             
(2) Derivatives (other than options)                                         
                                                                             
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell                                  
                                                                             
Total                                         6,803,533 4.42                 

 

(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) 
                                                                          
Purchase                  1,000,000               £1.88                   

 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 

Product name, Long/short (Note  Number of securities   Price per unit     
              6)                (Note 7)               (Note 5)           
e.g. CFD                                                                  
                                                                          

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

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

 

 

(ii) Exercising

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

Date of disclosure                        1st April 2010                  
                                                                          
Contact name                              Kevin Smith                     
                                                                          
Telephone number                          01481 737495                    
                                                                          
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