Rule 8.3 - SPG Media Group Plc

    RNS Number : 5360B
  Rowan Dartington & Co. Limited
  18 August 2008
   

                                                                                                                                            
      FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE 
    (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)


    1.    KEY INFORMATION

 Name of person dealing  (Note 1)                  Rowan Dartington & Co. Ltd
                                                    
 Company dealt in                                  SPG Media Group Plc
                                                    
 Class of relevant security to which the dealings  Ordinary Shares
 being disclosed relate (Note 2)
  
 Date of dealing                                   15/08/2008
                                                    


    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                  82,631,604      11.05

 (2) Derivatives (other than options)     Nil                    Nil

 (3) Options and agreements to            Nil                    Nil
 purchase/sell

 Total

    (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                      Nil               Nil

 (2) Derivatives (other than options)         Nil               Nil

 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell  Nil               Nil

 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       277,000               0.085


    (b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 Product name,   Long/short (Note 6)  Number of securities  Price per unit (Note 5)
 e.g. CFD                             (Note 7)




    (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. American,  Expiry   Option money
 e.g. call      purchasing, varying   to which the option   price     European etc.         date     paid/received per
 option         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.  
 None





    Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)   YES/NO


 Date of disclosure                                         18/08/2008
                                                             
 Contact name                                               Christopher Keith
                                                             
 Telephone number                                           01179330049
                                                             
 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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