Rule 8.1- MJ Gleeson-Amend

Gleeson(M J)Group PLC 08 March 2006 FORM 8.1b AMENDMENT 8 March 2006 DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) SJ Davies Company dealt in Gleeson (MJ) plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Shares dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 6 March 2006 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 42,015 (0.08%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 42,015 (0.08%) (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 n/a (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details Ordinary Shares Options 23,068 Options Held No Held Exercisable Employee options Price From To SAYE £1.48 1,985 01/07/2006 31/12/2006 SAYE £1.89 1,355 01/07/2007 31/12/2007 SAYE £2.88 1,038 01/02/2009 31/07/2009 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) Purchase 76 £3.95 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5) e.g. CFD n/a (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 selling, securities to American, e.g. call option purchasing, which the option price European etc. date paid/received varying etc. relates (Note 7) per unit (Note 5) n/a (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) n/a (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) Note 8) Shares acquired in lieu of dividend n/a in LTIP 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. N/A Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 8 March 2006 Contact name John Eden Telephone number 020 7426 9000 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated Gleeson (MJ) plc Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) Director Notes The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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