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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) ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS GLOBAL EQUITY BUSINESS
UNIT Company dealt in Taylor Nelson Sofres Plc Class of relevant security to ORDINARY SHARES
which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 3 July 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 5,550,378 (1.338%) ORDINARY SHARES (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell TOTAL 5,550,378 (1.338%)
(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 salesPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) 03/07/2008 Sale 9,142 2.4 Please see previous 28,667 2.4dealings below: 3,655 2.57525/06/2008 Sale 47,509 2.57216/06/2008 Sale 7,700 2.538810/06/2008 Sale 15,600 2.451914/05/2008 Buy 8,000 2.496113/05/2008 Buy 13,521 2.506412/05/2008 Buy 3,200 2.453609/05/2008 Sell 6,800 2.437309/05/2008 Buy 16,800 2.434708/05/2008 Buy 07/05/2008 Buy
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/short (Note Number of securities Price per unit (Note 6) (Note 7) 5) e.g. CFD
(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
selling, securities to American, money e.g. call purchasing, which the price European date option varying option etc. paid/ etc. relates (Note received 7) per unit (Note 5) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unit option (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if (Note 8) 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 person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 7th July 2008 Contact name Dresdner Kleinwort Media Relations Team Telephone number 020 7623 8000
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected 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 at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
LATE FILING
During the period between 7 and 23 May, 1,500,000 shares comprised in client portfolios were subject to a stocklending agreement. These shares were not taken into account for the purposes of disclosures under Rule 8 during that period or following the termination of the stock loan either:
(a) in respect of the disclosures made on 15, 16 and 20 May and 4, 5, 6 and 9 June, therefore the figures disclosed in sec. 2a on those dealings days were incorrect and should have included the additional 1,500,000 shares; or
(b) in respect of dealings between 7 and 14 May and between 10 June and 7 July which have not been disclosed.
Please see sec. 3a for previous dealings.
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