Rule 8.1-Entertainment Rights
Evolution Group PLC
31 March 2006
The Rule 8.1 disclosures for Evolution Securities and Christows Ltd released
yesterday under RNS Numbers 6640A and 6611A should be disregarded and have been
replaced with the following disclosure.
FORM 8.1
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)
EVOLUTION GROUP PLC
(EVOLUTION SECURITIES LTD & CHRISTOWS LTD)
Company dealt in
ENTERTAINMENT RIGHTS PLC
Class of relevant security to
which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
ORD
Date of dealing
29/03/06
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 2,657,232 0.64%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total 2,657,232 0.64%
(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 56,800 35.00 GBX
PURCHASE 7,500 35.25 GBX
PURCHASE 10,102 35.3750 GBX
PURCHASE 5,227 35.50 GBX
PURCHASE 12,000 35.6250 GBX
PURCHASE 5,500 35.75 GBX
SALE 7,540 35.85 GBX
SALE 3,570 35.9650 GBX
SALE 10,000 35.9991 GBX
SALE 50,000 36.00 GBX
SALE 20,000 36.4350 GBX
PURCHASE 20,000 36.4350 GBX
SALE 50,000 36.50 GBX
PURCHASE 90,000 36.50 GBX
SALE 9,126 36.75 GBX
(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 money
name, selling, securities price American, date paid/
e.g. purchasing, to which European received
call varying etc. the option etc. per unit
option relates (Note 5)
(Note 7)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
call option
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (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 30/03/06
Contact name DINA PATEL
Telephone number 020 7071 4449
Name of offeree/offeror with which associated CHORION PLC
Specify category and nature of associate status
(Note 10) 2
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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