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Gleeson(M J)Group PLC08 March 2006 FORM 8.1b 8 March 2006 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) AE Collins Company dealt in Gleeson (MJ) plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 6 March 2006 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 57,609 (0.11%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 57,609 (0.11%) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities n/a (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details Ordinary Shares Options 54,378 Options Held No Held Exercisable Employee options Price From To 1997 £1.55 25,000 19/04/2002 19/04/2006 1991 £1.14 11,500 03/05/2003 03/05/2010 1997 £1.14 13,500 03/05/2003 05/05/2007 SAYE £1.48 1,985 01/07/2006 31/12/2006 SAYE £1.89 1,355 01/07/2007 31/12/2007 SAYE £2.88 1,038 01/02/2009 31/07/2009 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) Purchase 71 £3.95 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short Number of securities Price per unit (Note 6) (Note 7) (Note 5) n/a (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 selling, securities to American,e.g. call option purchasing, which the option price European etc. date paid/received varying etc. relates (Note 7) per unit (Note 5)n/a (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)n/a (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) Shares acquired in lieu of dividend in n/aLTIP 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. N/A Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 8 March 2006 Contact name John Eden Telephone number 020 7426 9000 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated Gleeson (MJ) plcSpecify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) Director 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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