Rule 8.3 - FKI plc

    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)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        Aberforth Partners LLP, on behalf of
(Note 1)                      discretionary clients.
Company dealt in              FKI plc
Class of relevant security    Ordinary Shares
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               24/06/2008



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           10,420,000              Nil
securities             1.77%                  0.0%
   
(2) Derivatives                               
(other than options)
   
(3) Options and                               
agreements to
purchase/sell
   
Total                  10,420,000              Nil
                       1.77%                  0.0%

(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant      Long                   Short
security:
                       Number                 Number
                       (%)                    (%)
(1) Relevant                         
securities
  
(2) Derivatives                         
(other than options)
  
(3) Options and                               
agreements to
purchase/sell
  
Total                  Nil                    Nil
                       0.0%                   0.0%

(c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security:   Details

N/A                           


3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales

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

Purchase         900,000                      82.7222p

     
     

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

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

     
     
(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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


(ii) Exercising

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

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


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

N/A                                         


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.
N/A




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


Date of disclosure                          25/06/2008
                                            
Contact name                                David Holland, for Aberforth
                                            Partners LLP
Telephone number                            0131-220-0733
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror N/A
with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of         N/A
connection (Note 10)


Notes

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