ODX.L Regulatory News (ODX)

21 Oct 2009 10:50

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)	Henderson Global Investors Ltd
Company dealt in	Omega Diagnostics Group Plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)	Ord 4p
Date of dealing	20/10/2009

 

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

 

(a)	Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

 

	Long		Short
	Number	(%)	Number	(%)
(1) Relevant securities	541,666	2.6252
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	541,666	2.6252

 

(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)
Sale	50,000	0.35GBP

 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 6)	Number of securities (Note 7)	Price per unit (Note 5)

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Product name,e.g. call option	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)	Exercise price	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option moneypaid/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 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.

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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) No

 

 

Date of disclosure	21/10/2009
Contact name	Gavin Dolding
Telephone number	020 7818 5217
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected	N/A
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)	N/A

Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

 

 

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS 

(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

 

 

 

 

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)

 

Product name,e.g. call option	Written or purchased	Number of securities to which the option or derivative relates	Exercise price (Note 2)	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date

 

Notes

 

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.

 

2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

 

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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