RNS Number:4851C
Schroders PLC
20 August 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) Schroders plc
Company dealt in Homeserve Plc
Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary 12.5p
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 17/08/07
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 4,215,482 6.488%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total 4,215,482 6.488%
(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 75,000 1710.749p
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, e.g. Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)
CFD
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name,e.g. Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option moneypaid
call option selling, securities to which price American, date /received per
purchasing, the option relates European etc. unit (Note 5)
varying etc. (Note 7)
(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.
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)
No
Date of disclosure 20/08/07
Contact name Andrea Rowe
Telephone number 0207 658 2521
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 at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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