Rule 8 - Pizza Express plc
December 23 2002 - 6:35AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:5032F
Merrill Lynch Investment ManagersLd
23 December 2002
FORM 8.1/8.3
Lodge with Company Announcements Office (which will publicise and copy to the
Panel). Use separate form for each class of securities in which dealings have
been made.
Date of disclosure:.23rd December, 2002
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) AND 8.3 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKE-OVERS
AND MERGERS
Date of dealing:. 20th December, 2002
Dealing in: Pizza Express plc (name of company)
(1) Class of securities: 10p Ordinary Shares (eg. Ordinary Shares)
(2)
Amount bought Amount Sold Price per unit
100,000 325p
(3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled
(and percentage of class): 2,166,514 (3.01%)
(4) Party making disclosure : MERRILL LYNCH INVESTMENT MANAGERS LIMITED
(5) EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (note 1)....................
OR (b) If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management
organisation:
MERRILL LYNCH INVESTMENT MANAGERS LIMITED
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(6) Reason for disclosure (Note 2)
(a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3) XXX/NO
(ii) offeree company XXX/NO
Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)
If category (8), explain:....................................
(b) Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1%
or more of the class of relevant securities dealt in) YES/XX
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Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above
(Also print name of signatory): Frances Morten
Telephone and extension number 0207 964 7492
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Note 1. Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company. If relevant,
also identify controller of owner, eg where an owner normally acts on
instructions of a controller.
Note 2. Disclosure might be made for more than one reason: if so,
state all reasons.
Note 3. Specify which offeror if there is more than one.
Note 4. When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the
offeree company or with an associate of any offeror or of the offeree
company in relation to relevant securities, details of such arrangement
must be disclosed, as required by Note 6 on Rule 8.
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