SAR - Reed Health Group PLC
July 17 2003 - 8:04AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:6714N
Schroders PLC
17 July 2003
FORM SAR 3
Lodge with Company Announcements Office (which will publicise and copy to the
Panel). A copy must also be sent to the company the shares of which are
acquired.
Date of disclosure: 17/07/03
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF
SHARES ("SARs")
Date of acquisition 16/07/03
Acquisition in Reed Health Group PLC
Number of shares/rights over If rights over shares acquired, as
1) Class of voting shares shares acquired opposed to the shares themselves,
(e.g. ordinary shares) specify nature of rights
2p ordinary shares 1,362,617 shares
rights
Resultant total holding of rights Total percentage
2) Resultant total holding over shares (and % of total voting
of voting shares (and % of shares in issue)
total voting shares in issue)
9,949,680 ( 26.601%) 26.601%
(3) Party making disclosure Schroders plc
Schroders plc on behalf of institutional clients on
4) (a) Name of person acquiring a non-beneficial basis
shares or rights over shares and, if
different, beneficial owner
(b) Names of any other persons
acting by agreement or understanding (see SAR
5)
Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above
(Also print name of signatory) Duncan Murray
Telephone and extension number 020 7658 2962 (Direct line)
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Note. Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting by
agreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding of or
acquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must aggregate
holdings to disclose certain disposals.
For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of the
SARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Tel. No.: 020
7638 0129
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