Rule 8 - Amey PLC - Amendment

RNS Number:0697K
Monument Securities Limited
15 April 2003



The 'Rule 8 - Amey PLC' announcement released on 15 April, 2003 at 09.37 under 
RNS No 0431K has been amended.

The Enclosure was omitted from the previous announcement.

The full amended text is shown below.







                                            Date of Disclosure   15 April 2003


                    DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3 
                       OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS

Date of dealing  14 April 2003

Dealing in      Amey Plc              (name of company)

1)  Class of securities (eg ordinary shares) Ordinary

2)  Amount bought                Amount sold             Price per unit
    2,000,000                                            23.125p
    1,100,000                                            23.375p


3)  Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled 
    (and percentage of class)    3,100,000               (1.23%)*


4) Party making disclosure      Monument Securities Ltd


5)  EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1)  Monument Securities Ltd  
    OR     (b) if dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund 
               management organisation

6)  Reason for disclosure (Note 2)                                     
    (a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3)                       YES/NO
                    (ii) offeree company                        YES/NO

Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf) 

If category (8), explain

     (b)  Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% 
          or more of the class of relevant securities dealt in)  YES

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above  N/A  

(Also print name of signatory)  J Tokley

Telephone and extension number   020 7338 5740

 * In addition Monument Securities Limited are party to certain CFDs (see below)




Note 1.  Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company.  If relevant, also 
         identify controller of owner, eg where an owner normally acts on 
         instructions of a controller

Note 2.  Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so, state all 
         reasons.

Note 3.  Specify which offeror if there is more than one.

Note 4.  When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree company 
         or which an associate of any offeror or of the offeree company 
         in relation to relevant securities, details of such arrangement must 
         be disclosed, as required by Note 6 on Rule 8

Note 5.  It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative 
         transactions, to append a sheet to this disclosure form so that
         relevant information can be given.

Note 6.  In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade 
         should be disclosed.

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code.  If in 
doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Tel No: 020 7382 9026



Notes Regarding Disclosure - Form 8 Enclosure - Dated 15 April 2003

Monument Securities Limited is the beneficial owner of 3,100,000 Amey plc 
ordinary shares. 3,100,000 of these shares are held to hedge Contract for 
Difference ('CFD') positions for clients.

A Long CFD is a product where the client to whom the product is sold is taking a 
long economic interest in the underlying share price such that the client can 
realise a gain if the price of the underlying security rises above the reference 
price.

A Short CFD is a product where the client is taking a short economic interest in 
the underlying share price such that the client can realise a gain if the price 
of the underlying security falls below above the reference price.

A purchaser of a CFD contract will realise a gain if the price of the underlying 
security goes up. A seller of a CFD contract will realise a gain if the price of 
the underlying security goes down.

The CFD contracts detailed below have the maturity dates as shown.


Amey plc 

Contracts for Difference

Position         Date Executed    Monument       Underlying       Reference        Maturity 
                                                 Number Shares    Price            Date

Long CFD       14 April 2003     Short CFD       3,100,000        23.32p           8 May 2003


Contracts for Difference Closed Out 

None


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