20th Feb 2006 15:42
Schroders PLC20 February 2006 Replacement Announcement - Boots Group Plc The following announcement replaces the "Rule 8.3 - Boots Group Plc"announcement released on 17 January 2006 at 16.15 under RNS Number 6100Y.Thepurchase of 488,530 should in fact be 48,853. All other details remain unchanged FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Schroders plc Company dealt in Boots Group Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary 37.17948pdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 16/02/06 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 19,507,528 4.016%(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal (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/sellTotal (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 72,471 703.5pPurchase 25,000 705.01pPurchase 48,853 703.5pSale 293 706.5p Previously undisclosed trades listed below (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, e.g. Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name,e.g. Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option moneypaidcall option selling, securities to which price American, date /received per purchasing, the option relates European etc. unit (Note 5) varying etc. (Note 7) (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. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 17/02/06 Contact name Albion Onojobi Telephone number 0207 658 2962 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with whichconnected If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk Date of dealing Number of shares Buy/Sale Price Resultant Holding Percentage% 15/02/2006 22,000 Buy 704.25p 19,201,506 3.953 %15/02/2006 321,676 Buy 704.116p 19,523,182 4.019 %15/02/2006 15,654 Sale 705.5p 19,507,528 4.016 % This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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