SDX Energy Regulatory News (SDX)

26 Sep 2007 12:15

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC26 September 2007 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) Aberdeen Asset Management PLCCompany dealt in Sondex PLCClass of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed Ord GBP0.10relate (Note 2)Date of dealing 25/09/2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 948,719 1.66(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 948,719 1.66 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan 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 36,000 £4.555Sale 36,000 £4.555 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, e.g. Long/short (Note Number of securities Price per unitCFD 6) (Note 7) (Note 5) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option moneyname,e.g. selling, securities to price American, date paid/receivedcall purchasing, which the option European per unitoption varying etc. relates (Note 7) etc. (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit (Noteoption securities 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 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? (Note 9) YES/NO Date of disclosure 26/09/2007 Contact name Michael Tay Telephone number 01224 425103 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