Hmv Group Regulatory News (HMV)

22 May 2006 12:27

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC22 May 2006 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) Aberdeen Asset Management PLCCompany dealt in HMV Group PLCClass of relevant security to which the dealings Ord GBP0.01being disclosed relate (Note 2)Date of dealing 19/05/06 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 44,170,458 10.97(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sellTotal 44,170,458 10.97 (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/sellTotal (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 84,000 £1.6375 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note Number of securities Price per unite.g. CFD 6) (Note 7) (Note 5) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money paid/name,e.g. selling, securities to price American, date received per unitcall purchasing, which the European (Note 5)option varying etc. option etc. relates (Note 7) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)call option (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) YES/NO Date of disclosure 22/05/06 Contact name Robert Haggerty Telephone number 01224 425266 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror withwhich 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