HPAC.L Regulatory News (HPAC)

7 Mar 2006 15:28

First State Investments07 March 2006 FORM SAR 3 DISCLOSURE OF ACQUISITIONS (Rule 3 of The Rules Governing Substantial Acquisitions of Shares) Name of acquirer HSBC Global Custody Nominee UK Limited and Vidacos Nominees Limited Beneficial owner, if 1) First State UK Growth Fund, a sub fund of Firstdifferent from above State Global Umbrella Fund Plc (shares registered in the nominee name of HSBC Global Custody Nominee UK Limited) 2) First State Balanced Fund, First State British Opportunities Fund and First State British Smaller Companies Fund, sub funds of First State Investments ICVC (shares registered in the nominee name of Vidacos Nominees Limited) and 3) First State Investments AIM VCT Plc (shares registered in the nominee name of Vidacos Nominees Limited) Names of any other N/Apersons acting byagreement orunderstanding (see SAR 5) Company dealt in India Outsourcing Services plc Class of voting shares Ordinary Shares(eg ordinary shares) Date of acquisition 7th March 2006 Number of shares First State UK Growth Fund, a sub fund of First Stateacquired Global Umbrella Fund Plc - 150,000 shares First State Balanced Fund, a sub fund of First State Investments ICVC - 254,964 shares First State British Opportunities Fund, a sub fund of First State Investments ICVC - 258,954 shares First State British Smaller Companies Fund, a sub fund of First State Investments ICVC - 333,334 shares First State Investments AIM VCT Plc - 336,081 shares. Number of rights over Noneshares acquired # Nature of rights over N/Ashares Total holding of voting shares (and percentage of 1,333,333 (16.33% of totaltotal voting shares in issue) voting shares in issue) Total holding of rights over shares (and N/Apercentage of total voting shares in issue) Combined total holding (and percentage) of voting 1,333,333 (16.33% of totalshares and rights over shares voting shares in issue) Date of disclosure 7th March 2006 Contact name Gillian Davies Telephone number 0131 473 2224 # See the definition of "rights over shares" in the Definitions Section of theSARs. For details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see SARs 3 and 5 and theirNotes which 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