EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:1523R
Investec Bank (UK) Limited
13 February 2007





                 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
                      WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS
                      DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
                      (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)



1.         KEY INFORMATION


Name of exempt principal trader                INVESTEC BANK (UK)  LTD

Company dealt in                               ALEXON GROUP PLC

Class of relevant security to which the        ORDINARY SHARES
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing                                12/02/2007






2.         DEALINGS (Note 2)



(a)        Purchases and sales


Total number of securities purchased   Highest price paid (Note 3)           Lowest price paid (Note 3)



10,308                                 203p                                  186p




Total number of securities sold        Highest price received (Note 3)       Lowest price received (Note 3)



3,750                                  200p                                  190p

(b)       Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product name,         Long/short (Note 4)       Number of securities (Note 5)        Price per unit (Note 3)
e.g. CFD








(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product name,         Writing, selling, Number of securities  Exercise   Type, e.g.      Expiry     Option money
                      purchasing,       to which the option              American,       date       paid/received per
e.g. call option      varying etc.      relates (Note 5)      price      European etc.              unit (Note 3)





(ii)        Exercising


Product name, e.g. call option         Number of securities                  Exercise price per unit (Note 3)






3.         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.








Date of disclosure                                                13/02/2007

Contact name                                                      JANE ROAKE

Telephone number                                                  020 7597 4453

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected                      ALEXON GROUP PLC

Nature of connection (Note 6)                                     ADVISER & BROKER






Notes



The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk












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