Spire Healthcare Share News (SPI)

+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | A copy of this announcement will be available on the website of | | the Company at www.spiceplc.com. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Disclosure requirements of the Takeover Code (the 'Code') | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Under Rule 8.3(a) of the Code, any person who is interested in | | 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of an offeree | | company or of any paper offeror (being any offeror other than | | an offeror in respect of which it has been announced that its | | offer is, or is likely to be, solely in cash) must make an | | Opening Position Disclosure following the commencement of the | | offer period and, if later, following the announcement in which | | any paper offeror is first identified. | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | An Opening Position Disclosure must contain details of the | | person's interests and short positions in, and rights to | | subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the | | offeree company and (ii) any paper offeror(s). An Opening | | Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(a) applies | | must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th | | business day following the commencement of the offer period | | and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on | | the 10th business day following the announcement in which any | | paper offeror is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in | | the relevant securities of the offeree company or of a paper | | offeror prior to the deadline for making an Opening Position | | Disclosure must instead make a Dealing Disclosure. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any person who is, or becomes, | | interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of | | the offeree company or of any paper offeror must make a Dealing | | Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of | | the offeree company or of any paper offeror. A Dealing | | Disclosure must contain details of the dealing concerned and of | | the person's interests and short positions in, and rights to | | subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the | | offeree company and (ii) any paper offeror, save to the extent | | that these details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. | | A Dealing Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies | | must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the | | business day following the date of the relevant dealing. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | If two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or | | understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or | | control an interest in relevant securities of an offeree | | company or a paper offeror, they will be deemed to be a single | | person for the purpose of Rule 8.3. | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Opening Position Disclosures must also be made by the offeree | | company and by any offeror and Dealing Disclosures must also be | | made by the offeree company, by any offeror and by any persons | | acting in concert with any of them (see Rules 8.1, 8.2 and | | 8.4). Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect | | of whose relevant securities Opening Position Disclosures and | | Dealing Disclosures must be made can be found in the Disclosure | | Table on the Takeover Panel's website at | | www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of | | relevant securities in issue, when the offer period commenced | | and when any offeror was first identified. If you are in any | | doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening | | Position Disclosure or a Dealing Disclosure, you should contact | | the Panel's Market Surveillance Unit on +44 (0)20 7638 0129. | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------+ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END OFDGRGDLIUBBGGU (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 15, 2010 04:00 ET (08:00 GMT)