Rule 8.3 - Sanctuary Group Plc

23 Jul 2007 12:25

FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1) Peloton Multi-Strategy Master Fund Company dealt in Sanctuary Group Plc Class of relevant security to Ordinary common shares, nominal value GBP 2 which the dealings being pence disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 20 July 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 n/a n/a n/a n/a (2) Derivatives (other than 35,507,264 15.98% n/a n/a options) CFD's

(position after purchases in 3)

(b) below) (3) Options and agreements to n/a n/a n/a n/a purchase/sell Total 35,507,264 15.98% n/a n/a

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities n/a n/a n/a n/a (2) Derivatives (other than n/a n/a n/a n/a options) CFD's

(3) Options and agreements to n/a n/a n/a n/a purchase/sell

Total n/a n/a n/a n/a

(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security: Details n/a n/a 3. DEALINGS (Note 4)(a) Purchases and salesPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) n/a n/a n/a

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, Long/short (Note Number of securities Price per unit (Note e.g. CFD 6) (Note 7) 5) 1. CFD Purchase of long 268,734 ‚£19.75 position

(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 e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date money option purchasing, which the European paid/ varying option etc. received etc. relates (Note per unit 7) (Note 5) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unit option (Note 5) n/a n/a n/a

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if (Note 8) applicable) (Note 5) n/a n/a n/a 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.

n/a

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) No

Date of disclosure 23July 2007 Contact name Conrad Levy Telephone number 020 7317 9500

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror n/a with which connected If a connected EFM, state nature of n/a connection (Note 10)

Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk