Rule 8.3 - European Capital Limited

        
     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) 
     AMENDMENT: AMENDS PREVIOUS DISCLOSE AND INCLUDES FURTHER TRANSACTION 
     1.  KEY INFORMATION 
 Name of person dealing(Note 1)                                 Wellington Management Company, LLP
 Company dealt in                                               European Capital Limited
 Class of relevant security to which the dealings being         Ordinary Shares
 disclosed            relate(Note 2)
 Date of dealing                                                22 December 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                      10,183,408 shares (9.53 %)    
 (2) Derivatives (other than options)         3,285,150 shares (3.08 %)     
 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell                                
 Total                                        13,468,558 shares (12.61 %)            
     (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              3,285,150 shares         .4500 - EUR
     (b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 Product name,e.g. CFD        Long/short(Note 6)     Number of                Price per unit(Note 5)
                                                     securities(Note 7)
 Basket Total Return Swap     Long                   3,285,150 shares         .4500 - EUR
     (c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
     (i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 Product           Writing, selling,     Number of securities  Exercise  Type, e.g. American,  Expiry  Option
 name,e.g. call    purchasing, varying   to which the option   price     European etc.         date   
moneypaid/received
 option            etc.                  relates(Note 7)                                               per unit(Note 5)
     (ii)  Exercising 
 Product name, e.g. call option  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit(Note 5)
     (d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
 Nature of transaction(Note 8)  Details  Price per unit (if applicable)()(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.
 None
     Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO 
 Date of disclosure                                                   09 January 2009
 Contact name                                                         Robert J. Toner
 Telephone number                                                     [phone]
 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected     N/A
 If a connected EFM, state nature of connection(Note 10)              N/A
     Notes: Due to a systems error, Wellington Management failed to include a derivative transaction in the previous
notification on 23 December 2008.  This amended filing includes the Basket Total Return Swap as well as the Sale of
ordinary shares which accurately reflects the transactions for 22 December 2008. 
     The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at  www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk