MTI Mtl Instruments

RNS Number:2669L
MTL Instruments Group PLC
07 January 2008


                                    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 Takeover Code)



1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)                           Malcolm D Coster

Company dealt in                                          The MTL Instruments
                                                          Group plc

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being    Ordinary shares of 10p
disclosed relate (Note 2)                                 each

Date of dealing                                           20 December 2007




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
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total


(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
n/a


3. DEALINGS (Note 4)


(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale    Number of securities          Price per unit (Note 5)
n/a

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product      Long/short (Note   Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Note
name,        6)                 7)                         5)
e.g. CFD
n/a



(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product Writing,       Number of          Exercise Type, e.g.  Expiry Option
name,   selling,       securities to      price    American,   date   money
e.g.    purchasing,    which the option            European           paid/
call    varying etc.   relates (Note 7)            etc.               received
option                                                                per unit
                                                                      (Note 5)
n/a


(ii) Exercising

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



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

Nature of transaction    Details                 Price per unit (if applicable)
(Note 8)                                         (Note 5)
Exercise of option
agreement                126,000 ordinary shares                           170p
                         (new)



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.



Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO

Date of disclosure                                   7-Jan-08

Contact name                                         Richard Day

Telephone number                                     020 7398 1632

Name of offeree/offeror with which associated        The MTL Instruments Group
                                                     plc
Specify category and nature of associate status      Executive Director
(Note 10)                                            (Chairman)




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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