Strip Tinning Regulatory News (STG)

19 May 2006 11:20

Rathbone Brothers PLC19 May 2006 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) Rathbone Brothers Plc (Entity reporting) Rathbone Unit Trust Management Limited (Entity dealing)Company dealt in Solitaire Group PlcClass of relevant security to which the 10p Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)Date of dealing 17 May 2006 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) Relevantsecurities 0 (0)(2) Derivatives (other than options)(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 0 (0) (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 n/a (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details n/a 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)Sale 281,512 830p (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short (Note Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Notename, 6) 7) 5)e.g. CFD n/a (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Optionname, selling, securities to American, money purchasing, which the option European varying etc. relates (Note 7) etc.e.g. price date paid/call receivedoption per unit (Note 5) n/a (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit (Noteoption securities 5) n/a (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) n/a 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.None. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 19 May 2006Contact name Dorothy BognarTelephone number 020 7399 0000If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected n/aIf a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) n/a 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