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GMP Securities Europe LLP12 March 2008 THE PANEL HAS AGREED ON AN EX PARTE BASIS THAT THE BELOW TRADES HAVE NO CODE CONSEQUENCES 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) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) GMP SECURITIES EUROPE LLP Company dealt in WEATHERLY INTERNATIONAL PLC Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) ORDINARY SHARES Date of dealing 15TH FEB - 5TH MARCH 2008 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 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (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 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant Details security: ORDINARY SHARES AMERICAN OPTION TO CALL 2,880,000 UNISSUED SHARES 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Date & Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) Purchase 15/2 150,000 23.25Purchase 15/2 100,000 22.5Purchase 15/2 400,000 24.18Sell 18/2 400,000 24.25Purchase 18/2 250,000 25Purchase 18/2 1,000,000 25Sell 18/2 1,250,000 25Purchase 19/2 250,000 24.5Sell 19/2 250,000 24.5Purchase 21/2 75,000 24.5Sell 21/2 75,000 24.5Purchase 25/2 200,000 26Purchase 25/2 200,000 26Purchase 25/2 50,000 26Purchase 25/2 50,000 26Sell 25/2 250,000 26Sell 25/2 250,000 26Purchase 28/2 75,000 26Sell 28/2 75,000 26Purchase 28/2 480,000 26Sell 28/2 480,000 25.94167Purchase 28/2 295,000 26Purchase 28/2 600,000 26Sell 28/2 600,000 26Purchase 28/2 100,000 26Sell 28/2 395,000 26Sell 04/03 7,000,000 24Purchase 04/03 7,000,000 24Purchase 04/03 4,500,000 24Sell 06/03 4,500,000 24Purchase 04/03 2,500,000 24Sell 04/03 2,500,000 24Purchase 05/03 325,000 24Sell 05/03 325,000 24Sell 05/03 325,000 24Purchase 05/03 325,000 24 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short Number of Price per name, e.g. (Note 6) securities (Note unit (Note 5)CFD 7) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Option name,e.g. selling, securities price e.g. date money call purchasing, to which American, paid/ option varying the option European received etc. relates etc. per unit (Note 7) (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, Number of Exercise price per unit e.g. call securities (Note 5) option (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (Note 8) (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. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES Date of disclosure 7th MARCH 2008 Contact name ADRIAN BUTTERWORTH Telephone number 020 7647 8456 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated WEATHERLY INTERNATIONAL PLC Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) CORPORATE FINANCE DIVISION OF GMP EUROPE ACTS AS AIM BROKER TO WEATHERLY INTERNATIONAL PLC, SUBJECT TO A FORMAL CONTRACT. Notes The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS (This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate) OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1) Product Written or Number of Exercise Type, Expiry name,e.g. purchased securities price e.g. date call to which (Note 2) American, option the option European or etc. derivative relates CALL OPTIONS PURCHASED 2,880,000 21 GBP PENCE AMERICAN 20TH JULY 2009 Notes 1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (exceptfor CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreementsto purchase or to sell should also be given on this form. 2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated. 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:
Weatherly International Plc