Crest Nicholson Regulatory News (CRST)

22 Mar 2007 15:12

Bear Stearns Intl. Trading Ltd22 March 2007 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) Bear Stearns International Trading LimitedCompany dealt in Crest Nicolson PlcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)Date of dealing 21/03/2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 9,214,783 8.129%(2) Derivatives (other than 1,558,036 1.375%options)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 9,214,783 8.129% 1,558,036 1.375% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan 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/sellTotal (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/Sale Number of Currency Price per unit (Note Securities 5) B 628 GBP 614.50 B 62,000 GBP 615.38 B 2,222 GBP 616.00 B 2,000 GBP 616.50 B 8,241 GBP 617.00 B 2,386 GBP 613.50 S 12,614 GBP 613.50 S 15,000 GBP 614.00 S 10,000 GBP 615.50 S 30,000 GBP 616.00 S 5,000 GBP 616.50 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short Number of Currency Price per unitname, e.g. (Note 6) securities (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, e.g. Expiry Optionname,e.g. selling, securities to price American, date money paid/call purchasing, which the European receivedoption varying etc. option etc. per unit relates (Note (Note 5) 7) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)call option (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 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. .............................................................................. ........................................................................ Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 22/03/2007 Contact name Sarah Clark Telephone number 020 7516 6602 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with N/Awhich connectedIf a connected EFM, state nature of connection N/A(Note 10) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange