BOI Bank Irel13.375

RNS Number:1326K
3M UK Holdings PLC
06 October 2006

This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement reference 0735K
released at 10.52am on 06 Oct 06. Amendment made to 2.(a). All other information
remains unchanged.


                                                                        FORM 8.1

          DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES
                  FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
                 (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code)



1.         KEY INFORMATION


Name of person dealing (Note 1)                3M UK Holdings Plc

Company dealt in                               Biotrace International Plc

Class of relevant security to which the
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)       Ord 10p

Date of dealing                                05 October 2006





2.         INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE



(a)        Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of
relevant security dealt in (Note 3)


                                                             Long                              Short
                                               Number                           Number
                                                          (%)                              (%)

(1) Relevant securities                        3,906,489   9.94%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total                                          3,906,489   9.94%




(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)


               PURCHASE                              1,546,489                              130.00 p
               PURCHASE                              2,360,000                              130.00 P





(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)





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                                                06 OCTOBER 2006

Contact name                                                      AIDAN CLEGG / NIK MORANDI

Telephone number                                                  +44 (0)20 7568 0000

Name of offeree/offeror with which associated                     3M UK Holdings Plc

Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)         Offeror



Notes

The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk


                      This information is provided by RNS
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