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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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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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Class of relevant security: Long Short
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Number (%) Number (%)
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(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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Class of relevant security: Details ------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------
Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) ------------------------------ -------------------- --------------------------- ------------------------------ -------------------- ---------------------------
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 --------------- -------------------- ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------
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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Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) ----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------
Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 5) ----------------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- --------------- -------------------------------------------------------
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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Date of disclosure October 7, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------- Contact name Sara Pennisi ------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------- Telephone number 212-303-9473 ------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------- If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected ------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------- If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------