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Newton Management Ltd21 January 2005 FORM 8.1/8.3 Lodge with Company Accouncements Office and the Takeover Panel. Use separateform for each class of securities in which dealings have been made. Date of Disclosure 21st January 2005 DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1 (b) (i) AND 8.3 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERSAND MERGERS Date of dealing 20th January 2005 Dealing in ...Serco Group PLC ... 2. •Class of securities Ordinary 0.02......... Amount bought Amount Sold Price per unit 2,300 2.535 (3)Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled INCLUDES TAKE ON OF(and percentage of class 38,833,891 ( 8.92%) 92,119 SHS (4)Party making disclosure Newton Management Limited & its subsidiaries......... (5)EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1).................................... OR (b) If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund managementorganisation Newton Management Limited & its subsidiaries................ (6)Reason for disclosure (Note 2) (a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3)NO (ii) offeree company NO Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8) overleaf ..................If category (8), explain (b) Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or more of the class of relevant securities dealt in)YES Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above.................................... (Also print name of signatory) Barry Smalls Telephone and extension number ...020-7163-2251......... _____________________________ Note 1.Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company. If relevant, also identify controller of owner, e.g. where an owner normally acts on instructions of a controller. Note 2.Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so, state all reasons. Note 3.Specify which offeror if there is more than one. Note 4.When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree company or with an associate of any offeror or of the offeree company in relation to relevant securities, details of such arrangement must be disclosed, as required by Note 6 on Rule 8. .................. Full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Tel. No: 0171 382 9026. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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