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Wolverhampton& Dudley Breweries PLC11 May 2005 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) +-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+|Name of purchaser/vendor * |The Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries, PLC ("W&DB")|+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+|Company dealt in |Jennings Brothers plc |+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+|Relevant security dealt in |Ordinary Shares of 25p each |+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+|Name of offeree/offeror with which |The Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries, PLC ||associated | |+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+|Specify category and nature of |1 - Offeror ||associate status # | |+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+|Date of dealing |11 May 2005 || | |+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ DEALINGS + +-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+|Amount bought |Price per unit (currency must be stated) || | |+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+| |430 pence (GBP) ||293,315 | || | |+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+|Amount sold |Price per unit (currency must be stated) || | || | |+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+|W&DB has irrevocably relinquished |- ||with immediate effect all of the | ||voting rights (and rights to | ||requisition any general or class | ||meeting) over 2,555,059 ordinary | ||shares obtained under the irrevocable| ||undertaking given by Frederic | ||Robinson Limited on 8 April 2005. | ||Frederic Robinson Limited's | ||irrevocable undertaking to accept the| ||offer is unchanged in all other | ||respects. | || | || | |+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+|Resultant total amount and percentage|W&DB has a resultant holding of 603,315 (5.66%) ||of the same relevant security owned |ordinary shares as beneficial owner, and rights ||or controlled |over 2,860,499 (26.85%) ordinary shares as a || |result of irrevocable undertakings. W&DB's total || |resultant holding of ordinary shares and rights || |over ordinary shares is 3,463,814 (32.51%) |+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ IS A SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE)/FORM 8 (OPTION) ATTACHED? NO +-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+|Date of disclosure |11 May 2005 || | |+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+|Contact name |Alex Carter or John MacGowan (Hoare Govett || |Limited) |+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+|Telephone number |020 7678 8000 || | |+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------+ * Specify the owner or controller in addition to the person dealing. The namingof nominees or vehicle companies is insufficient. In the case of disclosure ofdealings by fund managers on behalf of discretionary clients, the clients neednot be named.# See the definition of "associate" in the Definitions Section of the Code.+ If disclosing dealings/holdings in derivatives or options, please attachSupplemental Form 8 (Derivative) or Supplemental Form 8 (Option), asappropriate. For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and itsNotes which 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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