6th Apr 2005 11:09
Aviva PLC06 April 2005 FORM SAR 3 Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack if appropriate and the Takeover Panel. A copy must also be sent to the company the shares of which are acquired. Date of disclosure 06 April 2005............................................................... DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ("SARs") Date of acquisition 05 April 2005............................................................... Acquisition in (name of company) ALPHAMERIC PLC............................................................... 1. Class of voting shares (eg ordinary shares) ORD GBP0.025............................................................... Number of shares/rights over shares acquired 1,665,000...............Shares...............0.........Rights If rights over shares acquired, as opposed to the shares themselves, specifynature of rights ............................................................... 2. Resultant total holding of voting shares (and % of total voting shares inissue) 18,844,557 15.689% Resultant total holding of rights over shares (and % of total voting shares inissue) .......... ..........% Total percentage 18,844,557 15.689% 3. Party making disclosure AVIVA PLC............................................................... 4. (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares AVIVA PLC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES............................................................... and, if different, beneficial owner ............................................................... (b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding (see SAR 5) ............................................................... Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above ............................................................... (Also print name of signatory) NEIL WHITTAKER............................................................... Telephone and extension number 01603 684420............................................................... Note 1. Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting byagreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding of oracquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must aggregateholdings to disclose certain disposals. Note 2. The resultant total percentage holding of voting shares and rightsover shares is to be calculated by reference to the percentage held and in issueoutside treasury. For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of theSARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, MonitoringSection. Tel. No: 020 7638 0129. Email:[email protected] This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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