25th Mar 2010 12:36
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 Takeover Code)
1. KEY INFORMATION
| Name of person dealing (Note 1) | INVESCO LIMITED | ||
| Company dealt in | ASSURA GROUP LIMITED | ||
| Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) | ORDINARY 10p SHARES | ||
| Date of dealing | 24 MARCH 2010 |
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 | 64,384,834 20.28% | ||||
| (2) Derivatives (other than options) | |||||
| (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell | |||||
| Total | 64,384,834 20.28% |
(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 | |||
| ORDINARY 1p SHARES | 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 | 28,500,000 | 0.50 GBP |
(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 |
(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) |
(ii) Exercising
| Product name, e.g. call option | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (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) YES/NO
| Date of disclosure | 25 March 2010 | ||
| Contact name | ON BEHALF OF INVESCO LIMITED | ||
| Telephone number | 01491 416381 | ||
| Name of offeree/offeror with which associated | |||
| Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) |
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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