Character Regulatory News (CCT)

27 Mar 2006 11:25

Collins Stewart Limited (EPT)27 March 2006 FORM 38.5 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS (Rule 38.5 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Collins Stewart Ltd Company dealt in Character Group Class of relevant security to which the Ord GBP0.05dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 24 March 2006 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 20000 69p 69p Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) NIL 0 p 0 p (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3)e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 5) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 3) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. 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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. None Date of disclosure 27 March 2006 Contact name Damian Fernandez Telephone number 02075238327 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Character Group PLCNature of connection (Note 6) Connected Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5 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