Rule 8.3- Business Direct Group PLC

    RNS Number : 3730A
  Ashcourt Nominees Limited
  31 July 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)              Ashcourt Nominees Limited
 Company dealt in                              Business Direct Group plc
 Class of relevant security to which the       Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each
 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
 Date of dealing                               30 July 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                     Nil            Nil

 (2) Derivatives (other than options)

 (3) Options and agreements to
 purchase/sell

 Total                                       Nil            Nil


    (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                                    Nil            Nil


    (c)    Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

 Class of relevant security:  Details

 Nil



    3.    DEALINGS (Note 4)

    (a)    Purchases and sales

 Purchase/sale  Number of securities  Price per unit (Note 5)

 Sale           3,100,012             0.3 pence



    (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)
 Nil




    (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) 

 Nil


    (ii)    Exercising

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

 Nil


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

 Nature of transaction (Note 8)  Details  Price per unit (if applicable) (Note
                                          5)
 Nil












    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.  

 Nil



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


 Date of disclosure                                             31 July 2008
 Contact name                                                   Chris Day
 Telephone number                                               01732 849922
 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which         Not applicable
 connected
 If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)       Not applicable


    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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