FORM 8.3                                    

   DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE    

                        (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)                        

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1) John Edward Story                              
                                                                               
Company dealt in                Hichens Harrison                               
                                                                               
Class of relevant security to   Ordinary 10p shares                            
which the dealings being                                                       
disclosed relate (Note 2)                                                      
                                                                               
Date of dealing                 7th April 2008                                 

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         126,000 0.72%                                  
                                                                               
(2) Derivatives (other than     335,000 1.9%                                   
options)                                                                       
                                                                               
(3) Options and agreements to                                                  
purchase/sell                                                                  
                                                                               
Total                           461,000 2.62%                                  

(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)   
                                                                               

(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                                                                       
                                                                               
Spread bet     short             30,000                   280p                 

(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) Exercising

Product 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.                                                                        
                                                                               
none                                                                           

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES

Date of disclosure                           9th May 2008                      
                                                                               
Contact name                                 John Story                        
                                                                               
Telephone number                             07710526740                       
                                                                               
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

                                                            SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

                           DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS                           

  (This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as   
                                 appropriate)                                  

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)

Product name, Written or Number of      Exercise    Type, e.g. Expiry date    
              purchased  securities to  price (Note American,                 
e.g. call                which the      2)          European                  
option                   option or                  etc.                      
                         derivative                                           
                         relates                                              
                                                                              
Spread bet    purchased  335,000        n/a         n/a        n/a            
                                                                              

Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except
for CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing
agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.

2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its
Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at 
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk



END



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