Rule 8.3 - Alliance Trust
Lloyds TSB - Securities Administration
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) Lloyds TSB Group Plc and its Subsidiaries
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Company dealt in Alliance Trust Plc (ATST)
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Class of relevant security to which the Ord GBP0.25
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
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Date of dealing 21 April 2006
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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
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Number (%) Number (%)
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(1) Relevant securities 1,158,442 2.298
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(2) Derivatives (other than
options)
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(3) Options and agreements
to purchase/sell
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Total 1,158,442 2.298 Nil Nil
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(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
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Number (%) Number (%)
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(1) Relevant securities
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(2) Derivatives (other than
options)
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(3) Options and agreements
to purchase/sell
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Total Nil Nil Nil Nil
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(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)
(GBP)
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TRANSFER IN 288 N/A
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(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
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(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 7) etc. 5)
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(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
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(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note
5)
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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.
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 24 April 2006
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Contact name Bob Wales
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Telephone number 020 7921 3135
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If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which
connected N/A
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If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) N/A
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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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