Rule 8.1- (Poole Investments)

RNS Number:1106A
Inland PLC
12 July 2007


                                    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 persons dealing (Note 1)                   Inland Plc, S Wicks and The
                                                   Wicks Pension Fund
Company dealt in                                   Poole Investments Plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings   Ordinary Shares of 5p each
being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Dates of dealing                                   See notes 3(a) and 4 below


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                       3,150,000 (1.7%)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
                                      Total   3,150,000 (1.7%)

(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   nil

(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)                  nil

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 / transfer (see note
4 below)                                 1,500,000   4.405p (See note 4 below)
Purchase (6 July 2007)                     400,000   5p

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

None

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

None

(ii) Exercising

n/a

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

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

None








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.

S Wicks (a director of Inland plc, the potential offeror) through his pension
fund acquired 400,000 Offeree shares over 4 years ago. On 6 July 2007 these
Offeree shares were sold to Inland plc at a price of 5p each.

S Wicks also acquired Offeree shares as agent for Inland plc as follows:
Date (2007)  number of shares   price
3 April          25,000         3.50p
30 April        125,000         3.75p
1 May           100,000         3.75p
18 May           10,000         3.94p
25 May           50,000         3.90p
30 May           50,000         4.00p
4 June          100,000         4.00p
5 June           90,000         4.25p
6 June           50,000         4.25p
15 June         100,000         4.50p
18 June         100,000         4.50p
20 June         100,000         4.50p
22 June         100,000         4.50p
25 June         150,000         4.75p
26 June         150,000         4.75p
29 June         150,000         5.00p
3 July           50,000         4.50p

These 1,500,000 shares were transferred by S Wicks to Inland Plc (the Offeror)
on 5 July 2007 on a no gain no loss basis at an average cost of 4.405p per share
being the amount paid by him.

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

Date of disclosure                 12/07/07

Contact name                       David Floyd

Telephone
number                             020 7509 4570

Name of offeree/offeror with       Inland Plc (offeror)
which associated

Specify category and nature of     Offeror and associate (category 3 - director
associate status (Note 10)         of offeror and his pension fund)


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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