RNS Number : 1714E
  Trumpf Intl. Beteiligung-GmbH
  24 September 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)       TRUMPF International
                                       Beteiligungs-GmbH
                                        
 Company dealt in                      SPI Lasers plc
                                        
 Class of relevant security to which   Ordinary Shares
 the dealings being disclosed relate
 (Note 2)
  
 Date of dealing                       23 September
                                        


    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                      16,748,017
                                              25.4%
 (2) Derivatives (other than options)

 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

 Total                                        16,748,017
                                              25.4%

    (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       313,000               40 pence



    (b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options)

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





    (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. American,  Expiry   Option money
 e.g. call      purchasing, varying   to which the option   price     European etc.         date     paid/received per
 option         etc.                  relates (Note 7)                                               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.  






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


 Date of disclosure                 24 September 2008
                                     
 Contact name                       Nicholas Cardoza, Robert W. Baird Limited
                                     
 Telephone number                   020 7488 1212
                                     
 Name of offeree/offeror with       TRUMPF International Beteiligungs-GmbH
 which associated                    
 Specify category and nature of     Financial Advisor
 associate status (Note 10)          


    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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