Rule 8.3-Watermark Group plc

2nd May 2006 11:37

Charles Stanley & Co. Ltd.02 May 2006 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) |Charles Stanley & Co |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+|Company dealt in |Watermark Group Plc |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+|Class of relevant security to which|Ordinary ||the dealings being disclosed relate| ||(Note 2) | || | |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+|Date of dealing |28 April 2006 || | |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ 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 |541,780 1.26% | || | | |+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+|(2) Derivatives (other than | | ||options) | | || | | |+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+|(3) Options and agreements to | | ||purchase/sell | | || | | |+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+|Total |541,780 1.26% | || | | || |Any difference in the | || |total interest above not | || |reflected in the | || |transactions reported in | || |section 3 below are a | || |result of transfers to or| || |from funds under | || |discretionary management.| |+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+ (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 security: |Details || | || | |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+| | || | |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+ 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales +-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+|Purchase/sale |Number of securities |Price per unit (Note 5) || | | |+-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+|Purchase |5,800 |£1.30 GBP ||Purchase |3,100 |£1.30 GBP ||Purchase |20,000 |£1.30 GBP ||Purchase |5,600 |£1.30 GBP ||Purchase |15,000 |£1.30 GBP ||Purchase |3,800 |£1.30 GBP ||Purchase |2,310 |£1.30 GBP ||Purchase |2,310 |£1.30 GBP ||Purchase |3,180 |£1.30 GBP |+-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+ (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) +----------------+-------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+|Product name, |Long/short (Note 6)|Number of securities (Note |Price per unit (Note 5) ||e.g. CFD | |7) | |+----------------+-------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+| | | | || | | | || | | | || | | | || | | | || | | | |+----------------+-------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+ (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 money ||e.g. call |selling, |securities to |price |American, |date |paid/received||option |purchasing, |which the option| |European | |per unit || |varying etc. |relates (Note 7)| |etc. | |(Note 5) |+---------------+-------------+----------------+--------+-----------+--------+-------------+| | | | | | | |+---------------+-------------+----------------+--------+-----------+--------+-------------+ (ii) Exercising +-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+|Product name, e.g. call |Number of securities |Exercise price per unit (Note ||option | |5) || | | |+-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+| | | || | | |+-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+(d) Other Dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) +-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+|Nature of transaction (Note |Details |Price per unit (if applicable)||8) | |(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 |02 May 2006 || | |+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Contact name |Julian Guthrie || | |+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Telephone number |020 7953 2155 || | |+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with |n/a ||which connected | |+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|If a connected EFM, state nature of connection |n/a ||(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 Exchange

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