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Rule 8.3- Collins Stewart PLC

RNS Number : 8396C
Lazard Asset Management
05 September 2008
 



                                                                                                                                                              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)

Lazard Asset Management Limited

Company dealt in

Collins Stewart PLC

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Ord 

Date of dealing

4th September 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)




Long

Short



Number (%)

Number (%)

(1) Relevant securities 


  8,504,350                         3.437%


(2) Derivatives (other than options)




(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell




Total


  8,504,350                         3.437%



(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)

  

  Sell

  Buy

  

   

  58,470

    2,290

   

  

  £0.9564

  £0.9699

  



(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)


   



   


   


   




(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)                YES/NO



Date of disclosure

5th September 2008

Contact name

David Mckie

Telephone number

020-7448-2421

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected


If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)




Notes


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




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