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Homeserve Plc23 March 2005 FORM SAR 3 Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack, if appropriate, and the Takeover Panel. A copymust also be sent to the company the shares of which are acquired. Date of disclosure......23 March 2005.............. DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ("SARs") Date of acquisition .....................23 March 2005........................ Acquisition in ......Homeserve plc..........................(name of company) (1) Class of voting shares Number of shares/rights over shares If rights over shares acquired, acquired as opposed to the shares (eg ordinary shares) themselves, specify nature of rights 845,328 shares at 843.7626p eachOrdinary shares n/a........................ n/a........................ rights (2) Resultant total holding of Resultant total holding of rights Total percentagevoting shares (and % of total voting over shares (and % of total votingshares in issue) shares in issue) 10,772,235.. ( 16.86%) ....n/a..................... ( %) 16.86% (3) Party making disclosure .........JPMorgan Cazenove Limited......... (4) (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares ...RichardHarpin.......... and, if different, beneficial owner ............................................................................... (b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding ............... ....................................................................... Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above ...Dermot McKechnie (Also print name of signatory) .............................................................................................. Telephone and extension number .........020 7155 4559.......................................... ______________________________________ 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.E-mail: [email protected] This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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