Rule 8.1- Christian Salvesen

RNS Number:3371J
Norbert Dentressangle Group
06 December 2007


PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

6 December 2007

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)               Groupe Norbert Dentressangle
                                              S.A.

Company dealt in                              Christian Salvesen PLC

Class of relevant security to which the       Ordinary shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing                               5 December 2007

 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           0.000000376

(2) Derivatives (other than
options)

(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


(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)
Purchase

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

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


(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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

(ii) Exercising

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


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

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

Subscription                  Subscription for 1      #0.29
                              ordinary
                              share of 28.125p


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?            NO
(Note 9)

Date of disclosure                            6 December 2007

Contact name                                  Vinay Ghai, Hawkpoint Partners
                                              Limited

Telephone number                              + 44 (0) 207 665 4500

Name of offeree/offeror with which
associated

Specify category and nature of associate
status (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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