H.R. Owen Announcements

Balverona Pty Ltd
18 October 2007
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)

BALVERONA PTY LIMITED (a company which is ultimately owned and
controlled by Mr Neville Crichton)


Company dealt in

H.R. OWEN PLC
Class of relevant security to which
the dealings being disclosed relate
(Note 2)

ORD GBP0.50
Date of dealing

11 OCTOBER, 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 5,069,696 21.47%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell

Total 5,069,696 21.47%



(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 50,000 GBP1.3725




(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)


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





(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


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




(ii) Exercising


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





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


Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (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.



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



Date of disclosure 18 OCTOBER 2007

Contact name ROD MATTHEWS

Telephone number +61 (0) 2-9701-8004


If a connected EFM, name of offeree N/A
/offeror with which connected

If a connected EFM, state nature of N/A
connection (Note 10)

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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