SIR.L Regulatory News (SIR)

22 Jun 2007 11:45

SSP Holdings PLC22 June 2007 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 Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+|Name of person dealing (Note 1) |SSP Holdings Plc |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+|Company dealt in |Sirius Financial Solutions Plc |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+|Class of relevant security to which|ORD GBP0.1 ||the dealings being disclosed relate| ||(Note 2) | || | |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+|Date of dealing |19 June 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 |1 0.00%|0 0.00%|| | | |+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+|(2) Derivatives (other than |0 0.00%|0 0.00%||options) | | || | | |+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+|(3) Options and agreements to |0 0.00%|0 0.00%||purchase/sell | | || | | |+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+|Total |1 0.00%|0 0.00%|| | | |+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+ (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) || | | || | | |+-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+|Purchase |1 |GBP £2.30 || | | || | | |+-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+ (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) +----------------+-------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+|Product name, |Long/short (Note 6)|Number of securities (Note |Price per unit (Note 5) || | |7) | ||e.g. CFD | | | |+----------------+-------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+| | | | || | | | || | | | |+----------------+-------------------+---------------------------+------------------------+ (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying +---------------+-------------+----------------+--------+-----------+--------+-------------+|Product name, |Writing, |Number of |Exercise|Type, e.g. |Expiry |Option money || |selling, |securities to | |American, | | ||e.g. call |purchasing, |which the option|price |European |date |paid/received||option |varying etc. |relates (Note 7)| |etc. | |per unit || | | | | | |(Note 5) || | | | | | | |+---------------+-------------+----------------+--------+-----------+--------+-------------+| | | | | | | |+---------------+-------------+----------------+--------+-----------+--------+-------------+ (ii) Exercising +-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+|Product name, e.g. call |Number of securities |Exercise price per unit (Note ||option | |5) |+-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+| | | || | | || | | |+-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+ (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) +-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+|Nature of transaction (Note |Details |Price per unit (if applicable)||8) | |(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. |+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| || || || || |+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO +--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Date of disclosure | || | |+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Contact name | || | |+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Telephone number | || | |+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Name of offeree/offeror with which associated | |+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Specify category and nature of associate status | ||(Note 10) | || | |+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ SSP Holdings Plc has acquired one ordinary share in Sirius Financial Solutionsplc in order that SSP Holdings Plc will be a member of Sirius FinancialSolutions Plc on the Effective Date and accordingly there will be no requirementunder section 103 of the Companies Act for an independent valuation of the NewSirius Shares allotted to SSP Holdings Plc under the Scheme. Terms used in thisparagraph shall have the same meaning as in the Scheme Document posted to SiriusShareholders on 21 May 2007. Notes The Notes on Form 8.1 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