Rule 8.3- Gladstone Plc

 

TIDMGLDA 
 
RNS Number : 1897I 
BlackRock Group 
05 March 2010 
 

                                                                        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 
 
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| Name of person dealing   | Mr. Nigel Ridge                          | 
| (Note 1)                 |                                          | 
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| Company dealt in         | Gladstone Plc                            | 
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| Class of relevant        | 1p ordinary                              | 
| security to which the    |                                          | 
| dealings being disclosed |                                          | 
| relate (Note 2)          |                                          | 
+--------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
| Date of dealing          | 3rd March 2010                           | 
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2.         INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE 
 
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| (a)| Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of  | 
|  | relevant security dealt in (Note 3)                                | 
+--+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
+----------------------------------------+--------+-------+--------+------+ 
|                                        | Long   |       | Short  |      | 
+----------------------------------------+--------+-------+--------+------+ 
|                                        | Number | (%)   | Number | (%)  | 
+----------------------------------------+--------+-------+--------+------+ 
| (1) Relevant securities                | 0.00%  | 0.00% |        |      | 
+----------------------------------------+--------+-------+--------+------+ 
| (2) Derivatives (other than options)   |        |       |        |      | 
+----------------------------------------+--------+-------+--------+------+ 
| (3) Options and agreements to          |        |       |        |      | 
| purchase/sell                          |        |       |        |      | 
+----------------------------------------+--------+-------+--------+------+ 
| Total                                  | 0.00%  | 0.00% |        |      | 
+----------------------------------------+--------+-------+--------+------+ 
 
+--+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| (b)| Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the        | 
|  | company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)                    | 
+--+--------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
Started late 
+----------------------------------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+ 
|  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) 
 
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| Class of relevant         | Details                                  | 
| security:                 |                                          | 
+---------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
|                           |                                          | 
+---------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
 
3.         DEALINGS (Note 4) 
 
(a)        Purchases and sales 
 
+----------------------+--------------------+------------------------+ 
| Purchase/sale        | Number of          | Price per unit (Note   | 
|                      | securities         | 5)                     | 
+----------------------+--------------------+------------------------+ 
| Sale                 | 1,000,000          | GBP 0.3250             | 
+----------------------+--------------------+------------------------+ 
 
 
(b)       Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
+------------+--------------+-------------------+--------------------+ 
| Product    | Long/short   | Number of         | Price per unit     | 
| name, e.g. | (Note 6)     | securities (Note  | (Note 5)           | 
| CFD        |              | 7)                |                    | 
+------------+--------------+-------------------+--------------------+ 
|            |              |                   |                    | 
+------------+--------------+-------------------+--------------------+ 
 
 
 
(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
+---------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+-------------+---------------+ 
| Product | Writing,    | Number     | Exercise | Type,     | Expiry date | Option        | 
| name    | selling,    | of         | price    | e.g.      |             | money         | 
| e.g.    | purchasing, | securities |          | American, |             | paid/received | 
| call    | varying     | to which   |          | European  |             | per unit      | 
| option  | etc.        | the option |          | etc.      |             | (Note 5)      | 
|         |             | relates    |          |           |             |               | 
|         |             | (Note 7)   |          |           |             |               | 
+---------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+-------------+---------------+ 
|         |             |            |          |           |             |               | 
+---------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+-------------+---------------+ 
 
 (ii)       Exercising 
 
+---------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+ 
| Product name, e.g.  | Number of          | Exercise price per unit | 
| call option         | securities         | (Note 5)                | 
|                     |                    |                         | 
+---------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+ 
|                     |                    |                         | 
+---------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+ 
 
(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 
 
+---------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+ 
| Nature of           | Details            | Price per unit (if      | 
| transaction (Note   |                    | applicable) (Note 5)    | 
| 8)                  |                    |                         | 
+---------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+ 
|                     |                    |                         | 
+---------------------+--------------------+-------------------------+ 
 
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) 
           NO 
 
 
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| Date of disclosure                  | 5th March 2010                  | 
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| Contact name                        | Nigel Ridge                     | 
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| Telephone number                    | 020 7743 2593                   | 
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| If a connected EFM, name of         | N/A                             | 
| offeree/offeror with which          |                                 | 
| connected                           |                                 | 
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| If a connected EFM, state nature of | N/A                             | 
| 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 
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