18 Jan 2010 13:26
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) | BlackRock Group |
| Company dealt in | Mears Group PLC |
| Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) | 1p Ordinary |
| Date of dealing | 15th January 2010 |
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 | 1,611,333 | 2.17% | 128,248 | 0.17% |
| (2) Derivatives (other than options) | -2,370,272 | -3.19% | ||
| (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell | ||||
| Total | 1,611,333 | 2.17% | -2,498,520 | -3.36% |
| (b) | Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) |
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| Class of relevant security: | Long | Short | ||
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| 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 | 2,149 | GBP 2.8368 |
Note: There was also a Transfer Out of 128,248 Shares
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
| Product name, e.g. CFD | Long/short (Note 6) | Number of securities (Note 7) | Price per unit (Note 5) |
| CFD | Long | 1,219 | GBP 2.807151 |
Note: There was also a Long CFD Transfer of 128,248
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
| Product name e.g. call option | Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc. | Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7) | Exercise price | Type, e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | Option money paid/received per unit (Note 5) |
(ii) Exercising
| Product name, e.g. call option | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (Note 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 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.
None……………………………………………………………………
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
| Date of disclosure | 18th January 2010 |
| Contact name | Julia Alleyne |
| Telephone number | 020 7743 5798 |
| If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected | N/A |
| If 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 at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
Mears (MER)