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RNS Number: 2722R Charles Stanley & Co. Ltd. 08 May 2008
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 City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing (Note 1): Charles Stanley & Co Ltd
Company dealt in: Argentvive plc
Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 7 May 2008
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)
(1) Relevant securities
| Number | Long | Number | Short | |
| 210,000 | (%) | (%) | ||
| 0.5% | ||||
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
| Short | ||||
| (%) | ||||
| 0.5% | ||||
| Total | 210,000 |
Any difference in the total interest above not reflected in the transactions reported in section 3 below are a result of transfers to or from funds under discretionary management.
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than 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 6,000 £0.36 GBP
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5) e.g. CFD
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American, e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date 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.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9): NO
Date of disclosure: 08 May 2008
Contact name: Robert Howard
Telephone number: 0207 953 2154
Name of offeree/offeror with which associated: Argentvive plc
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10: ) Associate of offeree (Adviser to company)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk