Rule 8.3- Highway Insurance Group plc

    RNS Number : 3952F
  Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
  08 October 2008
   
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)                  Aberdeen AssetManagement PLC
 Company dealt in                                  Highway Insurance Group plc
 Class of relevant security to which the                           Ord GBP0.20
 dealings being disclosed relate(Note 2)
 Date of dealing                                                    07/10/2008
 
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                      20,583  0.01             
 (2) Derivatives (other than options)                                  
 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell                           
 Total                                        20,583  0.01             
 
(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                      4,599,696                  £0.7250
 
 
(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)
 
 Product name, e.g. CFD   Long/short (Note 6)  Number of securities  Price per unit (Note
                                                           (Note 7)                    5)
                                                                                         
(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
 
 Product name,e.g. call option     Writing, selling,  Number of securities  Exercise price  Type, e.g. American,  Expiry date         
Option money
                                 purchasing, varying   to which the option                         European etc.                 
paid/received per
                                                etc.      relates (Note 7)                                                            unit
(Note 5)
                                                                                                                                            
      
 
(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)                                                 YES/NO
 
 
 Date of disclosure                                                 08/10/2008
 Contact name                                                      Ashish Vyas
 Telephone number                                                 01224 425115
 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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