Rule 8.1 - BBI Holdings

RNS Number:6719L
IDJ Limited
13 January 2008


                                    FORM 8.1                                    

          DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES           

                  FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS                   

                 (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code)                 

 

 

1. KEY INFORMATION

 
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
|Name of person dealing (Note 1)    |Inverness Medical Switzerland GmbH.                  |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
|Company dealt in                   |BBI Holdings plc                                     |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
|Class of relevant security to which|Ordinary Shares of 2.5 pence                         |
|the dealings being disclosed relate|                                                     |
|(Note 2)                           |                                                     |
|                                   |                                                     |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
|Date of dealing                    |10th January 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            |5,208,332 (12.14%)       |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+
|(2) Derivatives (other than        |                         |                           |
|options)                           |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+
|(3) Options and agreements to      |                         |                           |
|purchase/sell                      |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+
|Total                              |5,208,332 (12.14%)       |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
|                                   |                         |                           |
+-----------------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------+

 

Note: This one share has been acquired by Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.
(the Offeror) from its wholly owned subsidiary Inverness Medical Switzerland
GmbH to ensure that Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. is a member of BBI
Holdings plc for the purposes of Section 103 of the Companies Act 1985.

 

(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                         |1                           |144 pence                     |
|                             |                            |                              |
|                             |                            |                              |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+

 

 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

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

 

 

 

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 
+---------------+-------------+----------------+--------+-----------+--------+-------------+
|Product name,  |Writing,     |Number of       |Exercise|Type, e.g. |Expiry  |Option money |
|               |selling,     |securities to   |        |American,  |        |             |
|e.g. call      |purchasing,  |which the option|price   |European   |date    |paid/received|
|option         |varying etc. |relates (Note 7)|        |etc.       |        |per unit     |
|               |             |                |        |           |        |(Note 5)     |
|               |             |                |        |           |        |             |
+---------------+-------------+----------------+--------+-----------+--------+-------------+
|               |             |                |        |           |        |             |
+---------------+-------------+----------------+--------+-----------+--------+-------------+

 

 

(ii) Exercising

 
+-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+
|Product name, e.g. call      |Number of securities        |Exercise price per unit (Note |
|option                       |                            |5)                            |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+
|                             |                            |                              |
|                             |                            |                              |
|                             |                            |                              |
+-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+

 

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

 
+-----------------------------+----------------------------+------------------------------+
|Nature of transaction (Note  |Details                     |Price per unit (if applicable)|
|8)                           |                            |(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) NO

 

 
+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|Date of disclosure                                |10 / 1/ 2008                           |
|                                                  |                                       |
+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|Contact name                                      |David Bolton IDJ Limited               |
|                                                  |                                       |
+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|Telephone number                                  |0207 7355 1200                         |
|                                                  |                                       |
+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|Name of offeree/offeror with which associated     |Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc     |
+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|Specify category and nature of associate status   |Financial Adviser to Offeror           |
|(Note 10)                                         |                                       |
|                                                  |                                       |
+--------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+

 

 

Notes

 

The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk


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