Communisis PLC Regulatory News (CMS)

26 Jan 2006 09:26

HSBC Bank PLC.26 January 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 HSBC Bank Plc Company dealt in Communisis Plc Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Shares disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 25th January 2006 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paid purchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 7,000 78p 78p Total number of Highest price received Lowest price received securities sold (Note 3) (Note 3) 0 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of Price per e.g. CFD securities (Note 5) unit (Note 3) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Produc Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Option money t selling, securities price e.g. paid/received name, purchasing, to which American, date per unit e.g. varying the European (Note 3) call etc. option etc. option relates (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unit option (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 relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. None. Date of disclosure 26th January 2006 Contact name Leon Passey Telephone number 0207 991 6661 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Communisis Plc Nature 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