Rule 8.3- (Ovum Plc)
Close Brothers Group PLC
25 October 2006
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) Close Investments
Limited
Company dealt in Ovum Plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 24th October 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 354,736 2.93%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total
(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)
Sale 40,000 300p
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/short Number of securities Price per unit
e.g. CFD (Note 6) (Note 7) (Note 5)
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option
name, selling, securities to price American, date money
e.g. purchasing, which the option European paid/
call varying etc. relates (Note 7) etc. received
option per unit
(Note 5)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per unit
call option securities (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if 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 9) NO
Date of disclosure 25th October 2006
Contact name W.J. Jenkins
Telephone number 020 7426 4013
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
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