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30 Aug 2006 14:16

Eurotech S.p.A30 August 2006 FORM 8.1 DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) EUROTECH S.p.A. (through E-tech UK Limited)Company dealt in Radstone Technology PLCClass of relevant security to which the dealings Ordinary Shares of 12.5pbeing disclosed relate (Note 2)Date of dealing 30 August 2006 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 4,820,000 15.9(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 4,820,000 15.9 (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)Purchase 4,820,000 363.15 pence (cum dividend) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short Number of securities Price per unit e.g. CFD (Note 6) (Note 7) (Note 5) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Written Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Option Money paid / name, selling, e.g. date received per unit (Note 5) e.g. purchased, securities price American, varying etc to call which the Europeanoption option etc. relates (Note 7) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per call option unit (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if (Note 8) 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? NO(Note 9) Date of disclosure 30 August 2006 Contact name Wayne Slyfield Telephonenumber 020 7459 3600 Name of offeree/offeror with which E-TECH UK LIMITED (A WHOLLY OWNEDassociated SUBSIDIARY OF EUROTECH S.p.A) Specify category and nature of Broker to Eurotech S.p.Aassociate status (Note 10) Notes The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.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, Written or Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry date e.g. purchased securities to price American, call option which the (Note 2) European option or etc. derivative relates Notes 1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (exceptfor CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreementsto 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 itsNotes 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