Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) (7896C)

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RNS Number : 7896C

Numis Securities Limited

11 March 2011

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

 
     (a) Name of exempt principal trader:             Numis Securities Limited 
     (b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to       PROSTRAKAN ORD 5P 
     whose relevant securities this form relates: 
     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
                                                     ------------------------- 
     (c) Name of the party to the offer with which    ProStrakan Group PLC 
     exempt principal trader is connected: 
                                                     ------------------------- 
     (d) Date dealing undertaken:                     10(th) March 2011 
                                                     ------------------------- 
     (e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it   NO 
     today disclosing, under the Code in respect of 
     any other party to this offer? 
                                                     -------------------------

2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a) Purchases and sales

 
   Class of       Purchases/     Total number    Highest price   Lowest price 
   relevant          sales            of           per unit        per unit 
   security                       securities     paid/received   paid/received 
 Ordinary        Purchase        329,315         135p            132p 
 shares 10 
 90/91p 
                --------------  --------------  --------------  -------------- 
 Ordinary        Sale            334,553         133p            133p 
 shares 10 
 90/91p 
                --------------  --------------  --------------  --------------

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 
  Class of       Product       Nature of dealing     Number of     Price per 
  relevant     description           e.g.            reference        unit 
  security       e.g. CFD      opening/closing a    securities 
                                  long/short 
                                   position, 
                              increasing/reducing 
                                 a long/short 
                                   position 
 NIL           NIL            NIL                   NIL           NIL 
              -------------  --------------------  ------------  -------------

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 
 Class of     Product      Writing,     Number of    Exercise   Type e.g.   Expiry    Option 
 relevant   description   purchasing,   securities    price     American,    date     money 
 security    e.g. call     selling,      to which      per      European              paid/ 
              option        varying       option       unit       etc.               received 
                             etc.        relates                                       per 
                                                                                       unit 
 NIL        NIL           NIL           NIL          NIL        NIL         NIL      NIL 
           ------------  ------------  -----------  ---------  ----------  -------  ---------

(ii) Exercising

 
 Class of relevant        Product            Number of        Exercise price 
     security        description e.g.       securities           per unit 
                        call option 
 NIL                 NIL                 NIL                 NIL 
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 
   Class of relevant      Nature of dealing     Details    Price per unit (if 
       security           e.g. subscription,                  applicable) 
                              conversion 
 NIL                     NIL                    NIL       NIL 
                        ---------------------  --------  ---------------------

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

3. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

 
 Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or 
  any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, 
  relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement 
  to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the 
  exempt principal trader making the disclosure and 
  any party to the offer or any person acting in concert 
  with a party to the offer: 
  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, 
  state "none" 
 N/A

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 
     Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, 
      formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader 
      making the disclosure and any other person relating 
      to: 
      (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under 
      any option; or 
      (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal 
      of any relevant securities to which any derivative 
      is referenced: 
      If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, 
      state "none" 
 N/A 
 
 
 Date of disclosure:    11(th) March 2011 
 Contact name:          Adrian Bowers 
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 Telephone number:      020 7260 1294 
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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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