GYG.L Regulatory News (GYG)

20 Nov 2007 12:06

Olympus Corporation20 November 2007 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) Olympus UK Acquisitions Limited Company dealt in Gyrus Group PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 19 November 2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 29,694,009 (20.0%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 29,694,009 (20.0%) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) PURCHASE 25,438,459 630.00 PURCHASE 500,000 627.00 PURCHASE 2,864,907 625.00 PURCHASE 36,812 620.00 PURCHASE 21,270 619.50 PURCHASE 55,300 618.50 PURCHASE 1,002 617.50 PURCHASE 460,208 617.00 PURCHASE 7,461 616.50 PURCHASE 99,910 616.00 PURCHASE 26,612 615.50 PURCHASE 90 615.00 PURCHASE 181,978 612.00 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5) 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 7) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 4. 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. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 20 November 2007 Contact name Graham Davidson Telephone number +44 20 7268 2800 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated Olympus UK Acquisitions LimitedSpecify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) Offeror 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