Rule 8.1- Cambridge Antibody
May 24 2006 - 2:03AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:4789D
AstraZeneca PLC
24 May 2006
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) AstraZeneca UK Limited
Company dealt in Cambridge Antibody Technology Group plc
Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 23 May 2006
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 15,896,267* 29.9%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total 15,896,267* 29.9%
*This includes 1,400 ordinary shares and 200 ADSs held by Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
and 76,684 shares held by Deutsche Bank AG, both of whom are deemed to be acting
in concert with AstraZeneca UK Limited, purchased prior to the commencement of
the Offer Period.
(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)
Purchase 5,600,000 1,320 pence
(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.
None
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 24 May 2006
Contact name Keith Darlington
Telephone number 020 7304 5000
Name of offeree/offeror with which associated AstraZeneca UK Limited
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) Offeror
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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