Rule 8.3- SSP Holdings PLC

    RNS Number : 0170C
  Brewin Dolphin Limited
  26 August 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)                        BREWIN DOLPHIN LIMITED

 Company dealt in                                             SSP HOLDINGS PLC

 Class of relevant security to which the dealings                 ORD GBP0.001
 being disclosed relate (Note 2)

 Date of dealing                                                      22/08/08


    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                      1,232,798  1.4919%

 (2) Derivatives (other than options)

 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

 Total                                        1,232,798   1.4919
    
                                                                                   The difference of 4482 
                                                                                   shares from previous 
                                                                                   disclosure is due to Client
                                                                                    Agreement Changes

 (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)
                                4,354                  187.20P
 SALE

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



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


 Date of disclosure                                                   26/08/08

 Contact name                                                      MARK TAYLOR

 Telephone number                                                0845 059 6332

 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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