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HBOS PLC19 July 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 City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) HBOS plc and its subsidiaries Company dealt in Quintain Estates & Developments plc Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Ord 25p Date of dealing 18 July 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 18,329,943 (14.148%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 18,329,943 (14.148%) a. 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 (%) a. Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total a. (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) Purchase 400,000 £9.015 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, e.g. call option Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc. Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7) Exercise price Type, e.g. American, European etc. Expiry date Option money 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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. As previously notified, the direct holder of voting rights in the issuerrelating to 15,415,027 shares (11.899%) is Gabriella Investments Limited (GIL).Quill Securities Limited (QSL) has now acquired GIL from Rock InvestmentHoldings plc, therefore GIL is a controlled undertaking of QSL. QSL is acontrolled undertaking of Uberior Ventures Limited (UVL). UVL is a controlledundertaking of Uberior Investments Plc (UIP). UIP is a controlled undertaking ofThe Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland (BOS). BOS is a controlledundertaking of HBOS plc. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 19 July 2007 Contact name Kenny Melville Telephone number 0131 243 8671 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated Quill Securities Limited Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) Concert Party 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:
Quadrise