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GoldmanSachs International24 March 2006 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) Goldman Sachs International Company dealt in ITV Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 23 March 2006 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 32,221,169 4,095,083 (0.79186%) (0.10064%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 32,221,169 4,095,083 (0.79186%) (0.10064%) (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) Sales 1,000,000 1.2575 GBPPurchases 280,000 1.2552 GBPSales 100,000 1.2556 GBPSales 70,000 1.2581 GBPSales 50,000 1.2650 GBP These transactions have taken place as a consequence of orders obtained fromclients prior to Goldman Sachs becoming an associate in this offer. The Panelexecutive has informed Goldman Sachs on an ex-parte basis that such transactionsare permitted and have no Code consequences. (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 CFD Short 190,000 1.25519 GBPCFD Short 50,000 1.255192 GBPCFD Long 5,353 1.257475 GBPCFD Long 26,000 1.257854 GBPCFD Long 100,000 1.255354 GBPCFD Long 44,000 1.257854 GBPCFD Short 40,000 1.255189 GBP (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. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 24 March 2006 Contact name Peter Highton Telephone number +44-207-774-1935 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated Specify 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:
ITV