GYG.L Regulatory News (GYG)

8 Jan 2008 08:47

Centaurus Capital Limited08 January 2008 FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Centaurus Capital LimitedCompany dealt in Gyrus Group PlcClass of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 07.01.2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the classof relevant security dealt in (Note 3) NSI: 148,640,484 Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities(2)Derivatives(other thanoptions) 5,241,444 3.526 %(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 5,241,444 3.526 % (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(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) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Notename, 6) 7) 5)e.g. CFDCFD Long 200,000 622.12pCFD Long 75,000 622.43p (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 etc. relates (Note 7) etc.e.g. price date paid/call receivedoption per unit (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit (Noteoption securities 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 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 08.01.08 Contact name Paul Leary Telephone number 020 78523830 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connectedIf a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 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