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Landsbanki Islands hf.21 December 2007 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) The Panel Executive has agreed on an ex-party basis that the below trades haveno Code consequences. 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Landsbanki Islands hfCompany dealt in Close Brothers Group plcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary 25p sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 21 December 2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 0 0.00 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 0.00 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total Nil Nil 0.00 0.00 (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 46,599 959.792466p sterling Sale 49,401 960.2304p sterling (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) (Note 7)e.g. CFDCFD Long 46,599 959.792466p sterling CFD Long 49,401 960.2304p sterling (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated.Trades were executed to close a Client CFD position under give up arrangements. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 21 December 2007 Contact name Godfrey Dutton Telephone number 020 7866 5242 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated Consortium of Cenkos Securities plc and Landsbanki Islands hfSpecify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) Offeror Notes The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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