PRG.L Regulatory News (PRG)

25 Feb 2008 15:24

Kaupthing Bank hf25 February 2008 FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Kaupthing Bank hf Company dealt in Premier Research Group Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 22 February 2008 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 428,626 (0.71%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) 2,272,186 (3.78 %) 2,272,186 (3.78 %) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,700,812 (4.49 %) 2,272,186 (3.78 %) (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) Sell 50,000 64.41pSell 14,969 64.00pSell 10,000 64.95pBuy 20,281 64.75pBuy 8,000 64.95pBuy 5,000 65.00pBuy 24,719 64.00pBuy 10,000 64.05pBuy 7,500 63.60p (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 CFD Long 50,000 64.41pCFD Short 50,000 64.41p (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.No voting rights on CFD holdings Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 25 February 2008 Contact name Richard Easton Telephone number 0203 205 6620 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected If 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