Rule 8.3- (Genetix Group PLC)

 

TIDMSDR TIDMGTX 
 
RNS Number : 5176E 
Schroders PLC 
21 December 2009 
 

 
 
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 | Schroders plc                               | 
| 1)                           |                                             | 
+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ 
| Company dealt in             | Genetix Group Plc                           | 
+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ 
| Class of relevant security   | Ordinary 50p                                | 
| to which the dealings being  |                                             | 
| disclosed relate (Note 2)    |                                             | 
+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ 
| Date of dealing              | 18/12/09                                    | 
|                              |                                             | 
+------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+ 
 
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 |            0 |        0% |        |                         | 
|                         |              |           |        |                         | 
+-------------------------+--------------+-----------+--------+-------------------------+ 
| (2) Derivatives (other  |              |           |        |                         | 
| than options)           |              |           |        |                         | 
+-------------------------+--------------+-----------+--------+-------------------------+ 
| (3) Options and         |              |           |        |                         | 
| agreements to           |              |           |        |                         | 
| purchase/sell           |              |           |        |                         | 
+-------------------------+--------------+-----------+--------+-------------------------+ 
| Total                   |            0 |        0% |        |                         | 
+-------------------------+--------------+-----------+--------+-------------------------+ 
|                         |              |           |        |                         | 
+-------------------------+--------------+-----------+--------+-------------------------+ 
|                                        |           |        |                         | 
+----------------------------------------+-----------+--------+-------------------------+ 
|                         |              |           |        |                         | 
+-------------------------+--------------+-----------+--------+-------------------------+ 
| (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                     |              3,675,724 |                   85.00p | 
|                          |                        |                          | 
+--------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
 
 
(b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
+---------------+------------------+-----------------------+--------------------+ 
| Product name, | Long/short (Note | Number of securities  | Price per unit     | 
| e.g. CFD      | 6)               | (Note 7)              | (Note 5)           | 
|               |                  |                       |                    | 
+---------------+------------------+-----------------------+--------------------+ 
|               |                  |                       |                    | 
+---------------+------------------+-----------------------+--------------------+ 
(c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
(i)    Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
+-----------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+--------+--------------------+ 
| Product   | Writing,    | Number     | Exercise | Type,     | Expiry | Option             | 
| name,e.g. | selling,    | of         | price    | e.g.      | date   | moneypaid/received | 
| call      | purchasing, | securities |          | American, |        | per unit (Note 5)  | 
| option    | varying     | to which   |          | European  |        |                    | 
|           | etc.        | the option |          | etc.      |        |                    | 
|           |             | relates    |          |           |        |                    | 
|           |             | (Note 7)   |          |           |        |                    | 
|           |             |            |          |           |        |                    | 
+-----------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+--------+--------------------+ 
|           |             |            |          |           |        |                    | 
+-----------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+--------+--------------------+ 
 
 
(ii)    Exercising 
 
+-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
| Product name, e.g. call | Number of securities   | Exercise price per unit  | 
| option                  |                        | (Note 5)                 | 
|                         |                        |                          | 
+-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
|                         |                        |                          | 
+-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
 
(d)    Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 
 
+--------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
| Nature of transaction    | Details                | Price per unit (if       | 
| (Note 8)                 |                        | 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. 
 
 
.............................................................................. 
 
 
.............................................................................. 
 
 
 
 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)    No 
 
 
+-------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ 
| Date of disclosure                        | 21/12/09                        | 
+-------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ 
| Contact name                              | Vicky Wand                      | 
+-------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ 
| Telephone number                          | 0207 658 3750                   | 
+-------------------------------------------+---------------------------------+ 
| 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 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This information is provided by RNS 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
   END 
 
 RETCKDKBOBDDOBB