ARG.L Regulatory News (ARG)

4 Apr 2008 08:59

ArmorGroup International plc04 April 2008 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 Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Charles Russell Trustees (UK) Ltd on behalf of the Beese Family Trust Company dealt in ArmorGroup International plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary shares of 1p eachdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 3 April 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 287,731 shares (0.54% of issued None share capital)(2) Derivatives (other than None Noneoptions)(3) Options and agreements to None Nonepurchase/sell Total None None (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities None None(2) Derivatives (other than options) None None(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell None None Total None None (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: DetailsN/A N/A 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)Purchase 287,731 Nil (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Notename, 6) 7) 5)e.g. CFDN/A N/A N/A N/A (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Optionname, selling, securities to American, money purchasing, which the option European varying relates (Note 7) etc. etc.e.g. price date paid/call receivedoption per unit (Note 5) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit (Noteoption securities 5)N/A N/A N/A (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) N/A N/A N/A 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 4 April 2008 Contact name Matthew Brabin Telephonenumber 020 7808 5804 Name of offeree/ ArmorGroup International plc (offeree)offeror with whichassociated Specify category and Christopher Beese is an executive director of ArmorGroupnature of associate International plc and is a beneficiary of the Beese Familystatus (Note 10) Trust which falls within paragraph (3) of the definition of "associate" in the Code, being a related trust of a director. Notes The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange