F&C Asset Management Announcements

RNS Number : 5855I FIL Limited 20 November 2008  
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                                       FORM 8.3                        
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE 
(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)
1.    KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing  (Note 1)
  FMR LLC and/or one or more of its direct or indirect subsidiaries
And
 FIL Limited and/or one or more of its direct and indirect subsidiaries
Company dealt in
F&C Asset Management Plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Ordinary Shares
Date of dealing
19-November-08
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 

24,042,290   (4.87%)
   
(2) Derivatives (other than options)

   
   
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

   
   
Total

24,042,290   (4.87%)
   

(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)
Buy
17,855
.5165 GBP/ Share
(b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, 
e.g. CFD
Long/short (Note 6)
Number of securities (Note 7)
Price per unit (Note 5)
(c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i)    Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,
e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.
Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)
Exercise
price 
Type, e.g. American, European etc.
Expiry 
date
Option money
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.  

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                No
Date of disclosure
20-November-08
Contact name
Evangelos Karatzas
Telephone number
01737 836241
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected
N/A
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)
N/A
Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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