5th Jan 2005 15:22
Rathbone Brothers PLC5 January 2005 The following amends Rule 8 - Wolverhampton and Dudley announcement released 30-12-04 at 13:44 (under RNS No. 9077G). Section 2, Amount bought is 1,500 and not 1,200 as previously reported. Section 3, Resultant total is 732,236 and not 731,858 as previously reported. All other details remain unchanged and the full amended text appears below. Date of Disclosure 05/01/2005 DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS Date of dealing 30 Dec 2004 Dealing in WOLVERHAMPTON & DUDLEY (Sedol 3122945) (name of company) 1) Class of securities (eg ordinary shares) ORD GBP 0.295 2) Amount bought Amount sold Price per unit 1,500 10.89 3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled (and percentage of class) 732,236 ( 1.006 %) * PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR HISTORICAL BARGAINS. 4) Party making disclosure RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC 5) EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1) OR (b) if dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management organisation RATHBONE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 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 N/A (Also print name of signatory) AMANDA MILLER Telephone and extension number 020 7399 0179 Note 1. Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company. If relevant, also identify controller of owner, eg 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 which 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 Note 5. It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative transactions, to append a sheet to this disclosure form so that relevant information can be given. Note 6. In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade should be disclosed. Note 7. The resultant total percentage holding of the class of relevant security is to be calculated by reference to the percentage held and in issue outside treasury. For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring Section, Tel. No:020 7638 0129. Email: [email protected] December 2004 RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC DATE BUY SELL AMOUNT HELD PRICE %HELD name sedol 03-Dec -1000 729,133 9.95 1.00% Wolverhampton & Dudley 312294506-Dec 503 729,636 10.14 1.00%07-Dec -500 729,136 10.12 1.00%08-Dec 500 729,636 10.32 1.00%10-Dec -300 729,336 10.61 1.00% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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