LMR Luminar Grp

RNS Number:1406A
Mintgate Investments Limited
21 March 2006


This is a replacement to yesterdays release (20th Mar 2006 12:45pm RNS 0544A)
Only change to document is the total field in Section 2a has been populated. All
other details remain 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 City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)



1.      Key Information

Name of Person Dealing                       Mintgate Investments Limited

Company dealt in                             Luminar PLC

Class of relevant security to which the      Ordinary Shares of 25p each
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing                              17 March 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                             4,381,007            5.99
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total                                               4,381,007            5.99

(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                     1,000,000                            623.1039 pence

(b)     Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,  Long/short               Number of securities                   Price per unit
e.g. CFD
               (Note 6)                 (Note 7)                               (Note 5)

(c)     Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)     Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product     Writing,         Number of          Exercise      Type, e.g. American,     Expiry   Option money
name, e.g.  selling,         securities to      price         European etc.            date     paid/
call option purchasing,      which the option                                                   received per
            varying etc.     relates (Note 7)                                                   unit (Note
                                                                                                5)




(ii)    Exercising

Product name, e.g. call   Number of securities           Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
option

(d)     Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction     Details                        Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)
(Note 8)



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                                                    20 March 2006
Contact name                                                          Andrew Godber Panmure Gordon
Telephone number                                                      020 7614 8385
Name of offeree/offeror with which associated                         Mintgate Investments Limited
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)

Notes

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




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