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SG Option Europe15 January 2008 FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) INCLUDES LATE DISCLOSURES FOR TRADES FROM NOVEMBER 2007 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) SG Option Europe Company dealt in Gyrus Group plc Class of relevant security to which the 1p Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 14th January 2008 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 3,525,942 2.37(2) Derivatives (other than options) 3,383,287 2.28(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,525,942 2.37 3,383,287 2.28 (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/sell Total (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) Sale 37 6.25 Sale 8934 6.25 Sale 5 6.25 Sale 1 6.25 Sale 3725 6.25 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5) e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date 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) Below are details of trading and positions in relation to Gyrus Group plc whichoccurred between 28 November 2007 and 11 January 2008 undertaken by SG OptionEurope. Trade date Products Buy Sell Price Close of business figures Percentages 28/11/07 Shares 695570 5.10 2,066,067 1.39% CFD 600000 5.97 -2,000,000 1.35% 29/11/07 Shares 79189 5.10 1709 6.00 2,146,965 1.44% CFD -2,000,000 1.35% 30/11/07 Shares 37249 6.02 1683 6.07 2,182,531 1.47% CFD -2,000,000 1.35% 03/12/07 Shares 3797 6.00 2,186,328 1.47% CFD -2,000,000 1.35% 05/12/07 Shares 21417 5.10 2,164,911 1.46% CFD -2,000,000 1.35% 06/12/07 Shares 1933 5.09 2,162,978 1.46% CFD -2,000,000 1.35% 10/12/07 Shares 6234 5.09 2,156,744 1.45% CFD -2,000,000 1.35% 11/12/07 Shares 12196 5.09 2,144,548 1.44% CFD -2,000,000 1.35% 12/12/07 Shares 3735 5.09 2,140,813 1.44% CFD -2,000,000 1.35% 13/12/07 Shares 10736 5.09 2,130,077 1.43% CFD -2,000,000 1.35% 14/12/07 Shares 4704 5.09 2,134,781 1.44% CFD -2,000,000 1.35% 17/12/07 Shares 3994 5.09 56 5.09 2,138,669 1.44% CFD -2,000,000 1.35% 18/12/07 Shares 25539 5.09 2,164,208 1.46% CFD -2,000,000 1.35% 19/12/07 4346 5.09 2965 5.09 2,162,827 1.46% CFD -2,000,000 1.35% 20/12/07 Shares 18209 5.09 2,181,036 1.47% CFD -2,000,000 1.35% 21/12/07 Shares 8124 5.10 2,189,160 1.47% CFD -2,000,000 1.35% 27/12/07 Shares 14460 6.02 2,203,620 1.48% CFD -2,000,000 1.35% 28/12/07 Shares 608622 6.02 2,812,242 1.89% CFD 600000 6.02 -2,600,000 1.75% 02/01/08 Shares 648287 6.22 3,460,529 2.33% CFD 648284 6.22 -3,646,571 2.19% 03/01/08 Shares 3069 6.22 16640 6.22 3,446,958 2.32% CFD -3,248,287 2.19% 04/01/08 Shares 23795 6.23 409 6.24 1501 6.22 3,422,071 2.30% CFD -3,248,287 2.19% 07/01/08 Shares 33078 6.22 887 6.23 1160 6.23 3,378,649 2.28% CFD -3,248,287 2.19% 08/01/08 Shares 10674 6.24 2273 6.24 3,397,667 2.29% CFD -3,248,287 2.19% 09/01/08 Shares 953 6.24 27000 6.24 3,423,714 2.30% CFD -3,248,287 2.19% 10/01/08 Shares 1129 6.25 135000 6.25 3,557,585 2.39% CFD 135000 6.25 -3,383,287 2.28% 11/01/08 Shares 18941 6.25 3,538,644 2.38% CFD -3,383,287 2.28% 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 15 January 2008 Contact name Gemma Mathieson Telephone number 0207 676 6885 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connectedIf 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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