Rule 8.3 - FIO LN

    


Loeb Partners Corporation



                                    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)                   Loeb Holding Corporation
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Company dealt in                                  Financial Objects plc
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Class of relevant security to which the dealings  Ordinary
 being disclosed relate (Note 2)
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Date of dealing                                   August 4, 2008
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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
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                                             Number                     (%) Number           (%)
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(1) Relevant securities
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)         735,309                  1.65%
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
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Total                                        735,309                  1.65%
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(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
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                                             Number              (%) Number                  (%)
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(1) Relevant securities
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
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Total
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(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:                Details
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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale           Number of securities    Price per unit (Note 5)
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,        Long/short (Note 6)     Number of securities (Note 7)    Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD
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CFD                  Long                    230,309                          58.5 GBp
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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

Product name, e.g. call option      Number of securities    Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
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(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)      Details     Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 5)
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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                                                August 5, 2008
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Contact name                                                      Michael Emanuel
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Telephone number                                                  212-483-7047
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If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected
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If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)
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Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk