Rule 8.1- Goshawk Insurance Holdings Plc

    RNS Number : 4562Z
  Enstar Acquisitions Limited
  18 July 2008
   
                                            FORM 8.1                        
    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)                Enstar Acquisitions Limited
 Company dealt in                               Goshawk Insurance Holdings Plc
 Class of relevant security to which the        1p Ordinary
 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
 Date of dealing                                18 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             449,939,774           51.2

 (2) Derivatives (other than
 options)

 (3) Options and agreements to
 purchase/sell

 Total                               449,939,774           51.2


    (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                 67,577,422      5.2 pence per share



    (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)





    (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)




    (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.  
 The Goshawk Shares acquired on 18 July 2008 are expected to settle on 23 July
 2008





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


 Date of disclosure                                18 July 2008
 Contact name                                      Marc Milmo
 Telephone number                                  020 7663 6011
 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated     Enstar Acquisitions Limited
 Specify category and nature of associate status   Offeror
 (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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