Princes Group Regulatory News (PRN)

29 Apr 2005 09:56

Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd29 April 2005 FORM 8.1/8.3 Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack if appropriate and the Takeover Panel. Use aseparate form for each class of securities in which dealings have been made. Date of Disclosure 29/04/2005............................................................... DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERSAND MERGERS Date of dealing 28/04/2005............................................................... Dealing in (name of company) Pernod-Ricard........................... 1. Class of securities (eg ordinary shares) Ordinary............................................................... 2. Amount Amount PriceBought Sold Per Unit 284,475 117.39 28,106 117 85,000 118.2604 3. Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled (and percentage ofclass) 447,944.......... 0.636% 4. Party making disclosure Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd................................. 5. EITHER (a) Name of purchaser / vendor (Note 1) ............................................................... OR (b) if dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund managementorganisation Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd ................................. 6. Reason for disclosure (Note 2) ............................................................... (a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3) NO (ii) offeree company NO Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf) ............................................................... If category (8), explain ............................................................... (b) Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or more of theclass of relevant securities dealt in) YES Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above ............................................................... (Also print name of signatory) Martyn Horn............................................. Telephone and Extension number 01793 363011.......................................... For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code. If indoubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring Section, Tel. No:020 7638 0129. Email: monitoring@disclosure.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange