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Rule 8.3 - Taylor Nelson Sofres plc



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)                      Halcyon Asset Management LLC and Halcyon Offshore Asset
                                                      Management LLC on behalf of discretionary clients
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Company dealt in                                     Taylor Nelson Sofres Plc
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Class of relevant security to which the dealings     Ordinary Shares
 being disclosed relate (Note 2)
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Date of dealing                                      October 6, 2008
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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
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                                            Number                      (%) Number                        (%)
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(1) Relevant securities
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)        6,348,517              1.52098%
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
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Total                                       6,348,517              1.52098%
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(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
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                                                Number          (%) Number           (%)
----------------------------------------------- ------------------- --------------------
(1) Relevant securities
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
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Total
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(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)


Class of relevant security:                Details
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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales


Purchase/sale                  Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)
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(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
--------------- -------------------- ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
CFD             Short                571,000                        2.4303 GBP
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(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
e.g. call option     purchasing, varying  to which the option price     American,     date   paid/received
                     etc.                 relates (Note 7)              European etc.         per unit (Note
                                                                                              5)
------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------- -------------- ------ ----------------

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(ii) Exercising


Product name, e.g. call option      Number of securities               Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------

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


Nature of transaction (Note 8)      Details         Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 5)
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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.
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO


Date of disclosure                                                 October 7, 2008
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Contact name                                                       Sara Pennisi
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Telephone number                                                   212-303-9473
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If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected
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If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)
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Notes

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

Copyright Business Wire 2008

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