Computacenter Regulatory News (CCC)

20 Dec 2005 14:41

F&C Asset Management PLC20 December 2005 FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) F&C ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC Company dealt in COMPUTACENTER PLC Class of relevant security GBP0.05to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 19/12/05 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 3,505,377 1.84% - (2) Derivatives (other than options) - - (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell - - Total 3,505,377 1.84% - (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) SALE 27,047 GBP 2.53 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short Number of securities Price per unit e.g. CFD (Note 6) (Note 7) (Note 5)- (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option moneyname, selling, securities price American, date paid/e.g. purchasing, to which European received call varying etc. the option etc. per unit option relates (Note 5) (Note 7) - (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unit call option (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 persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. NONE Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 20/12/05 Contact name PETER FRASER Telephone number 0131 465 1051 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected - If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) - Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange