TIDMBII 
 
FORM 8 (DD) 
 
 
 
 PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER OR PERSON ACTING IN CONCERT 
   (INCLUDING DEALINGS FOR THE ACCOUNT OF DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT CLIENTS) 
 
           Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 
 
 
 
1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 
 
(a) Identity of the party to the offer or person acting in Executive Directors 
concert making the disclosure:                             of 
 
                                                           Biocompatibles 
                                                           International plc 
 
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions 
disclosed, if different from 1(a): 
 
     The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is 
insufficient 
 
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant  Biocompatibles 
securities this form relates:                              International plc 
 
     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
 
(d) Status of person making the disclosure:                Person acting in 
                                                           concert with the 
     e.g. offeror, offeree, person acting in concert with  offeree 
the offeror/offeree (specify name of offeror/offeree) 
 
(e) Date dealing undertaken:                               24-25 January 2011 
 
(f)  Has the party previously disclosed, or is it today    No 
disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party 
to this offer? 
 
 
 
 
2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
 
 
 
(a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the 
offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing 
 
 
 
Class of relevant security:                   Ordinary 21 53/94p 
 
 
 
                                             Interests                 Short 
                                                                     positions 
 
                                            Number               %    Number  % 
 
(1) Relevant securities owned         Ian Ardill        265,586 0.65    0     0 
and/or controlled: 
 
 
                                   Crispin Simon and    667,678 1.63    0     0 
                                   connected persons 
 
                                    Peter Stratford     254,111 0.62    0     0 
 
                                    John Sylvester      223,275 0.54    0     0 
 
(2) Derivatives (other than                    0                 0      0     0 
options): 
 
(3) Options and agreements to                  0                 0      0     0 
purchase/sell: 
 
 
 
     TOTAL: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed. 
 
 
 
Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase 
or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open 
Positions). 
 
 
 
Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial 
collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL). 
 
 
 
(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and 
other executive options) 
 
 
 
Class of relevant security in       Ordinary 
relation to which subscription 
right exists: 
 
Details, including nature of the 
rights concerned and relevant 
percentages:                        Rights to Subscribe - Options 
 
                                    (a) Awards granted under the Performance Share 
                                    Plan 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                    (b) Interests under the    No of Unvested Shares (NB 
                                    Biocompatibles Share       The vesting of these 
                                    Incentive Plan             shares is not 
 
                                                               subject to any performance 
                                                               conditions) 
 
                                    Ian Ardill                 9,063 
 
 
 
                                    Crispin Simon              9,063 
 
 
 
                                    Peter Stratford            9,063 
 
 
 
                                    John Sylvester             9,065 
 
 
 
 
 
                                    (c)  Interests under Share Ordinary       Super 
                                    Option Schemes             Options        Options 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one 
class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy 
table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant 
security. 
 
 
 
3.         DEALINGS BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
 
 
 
(a)        Purchases and sales 
 
 
 
   Name of      Class of relevant     Purchase/      Number of      Price per 
  director           security           sale        securities         unit 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
 
 
 Class of     Product            Nature of dealing           Number of   Price 
 relevant   description                                      reference    per 
 security                e.g. opening/closing a long/short   securities   unit 
             e.g. CFD     position, increasing/reducing a 
                                long/short position 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
 
 
 
(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
Name of  Class of Product      Writing,       Number of       Exercise Type      Expiry Option money 
Director relevant description  purchasing,    securities to   price              date   paid/ 
         security e.g. call    selling,       which option    per unit e.g.             received per 
                  option       varying etc.   relates                  American,        unit 
                                                                       European 
                                                                       etc. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(ii)        Exercising 
 
 
 
 Name of     Class of        Product description       Number of    Exercise 
Director     relevant                                 securities    price per 
             security          e.g. call option                       unit 
 
Ian       Ordinary       Nil cost options under the   188,000     Nil 
Ardill    shares         Performance Share Plan 
                                                      324,000 
Crispin 
Simon                                                 188,000 
 
Peter                                                 188,000 
Stratford 
 
John 
Sylvester 
 
Crispin   Ordinary       Ordinary Options under       31,250      GBP1.89 
Simon     shares         Executive Share Option 
                         Scheme                       30,000      GBP0.59 
Peter 
Stratford 
 
Crispin   Ordinary       Super Options under          31,250      GBP1.89 
Simon     shares         Executive Share Option 
                         Scheme                                   GBP0.59 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 
 
  Class of relevant      Nature of dealing     Details    Price per unit (if 
      security                                               applicable) 
                         e.g. subscription, 
                             conversion 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated. 
 
 
 
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of 
the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as 
appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in. 
 
 
 
4.         OTHER INFORMATION 
 
 
 
(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements 
 
 
 
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or 
understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be 
an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the party to the 
offer or person acting in concert making the disclosure and any other person: 
 
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
 
None 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or 
derivatives 
 
 
 
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, 
between the party to the offer or person acting in concert making the 
disclosure and any other person relating to: 
 
(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or 
 
(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant 
securities to which any derivative is referenced: 
 
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
 
 
 
None 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(c)        Attachments 
 
 
 
Are any Supplemental Forms attached? 
 
 
 
Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)                                        NO 
 
Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)                                                   NO 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date of disclosure:                     25 January 2011 
 
Contact name:                           Ian Ardill 
 
Telephone number:                       +44 (0) 1252 732645 
 
 
 
 
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory 
Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at 
monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.  The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is 
available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure 
requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129. 
 
 
 
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. 
 
 
 
 
 
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