Rule 8.3- Syndicate Asset Management Plc

 

TIDMSAM 
 
RNS Number : 6528S 
Legal & General Investment Mgmnt Ld 
21 May 2009 
 

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 
 
 
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| Name of person dealing (Note 1)    | Legal & General Investment Management Limited        | 
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| Company dealt in                   | Syndicate Asset Management Plc                       | 
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| Class of relevant security to      | Ord 0.2p                                             | 
| which the dealings being disclosed |                                                      | 
| relate (Note 2)                    |                                                      | 
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| Date of dealing                    | 27/04/09 (See 3d below)                              | 
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2.    INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE 
 
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| (a) | Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security   | 
|     | dealt in (Note 3)                                                                     | 
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|                                              | Long       |        | Short  |       | 
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|                                              | Number     | (%)    | Number | (%)   | 
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| (1) Relevant securities                      | 0          | 0      |        |       | 
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| (2) Derivatives (other than options)         |            |        |        |       | 
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| (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell  | 37,500,000 | 5.79   |        |       | 
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| Total                                        | 37,500,000 | 5.79   |        |       | 
|                                              |            | (See   |        |       | 
|                                              |            | 3d     |        |       | 
|                                              |            | below) |        |       | 
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| (b) | Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the   | 
|     | class dealt in (Note 3)                                                               | 
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|  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)             |        |      |        |       | 
+--------------------------------------------------+--------+------+--------+-------+ 
| (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell      |        |      |        |       | 
+--------------------------------------------------+--------+------+--------+-------+ 
| Total                                            |        |      |        |       | 
+--------------------------------------------------+--------+------+--------+-------+ 
 
(c)    Rights to subscribe (Note 3) 
 
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| Class of relevant security:        | Details                                              | 
|                                    |                                                      | 
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|                                    |                                                      | 
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3.    DEALINGS (Note 4) 
 
(a)    Purchases and sales 
 
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| Purchase/sale                | Number of securities        | Price per unit (Note 5)       | 
|                              |                             |                               | 
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| See 3d below                 |                             |                               | 
|                              |                             |                               | 
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(b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
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| Product name,   | Long/short (Note   | Number of securities (Note | Price per unit (Note 5) | 
| e.g. CFD        | 6)                 | 7)                         |                         | 
+-----------------+--------------------+----------------------------+-------------------------+ 
|                 |                    |                            |                         | 
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(c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
(i)    Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
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| Product         | Writing,     | Number of       | Exercise price | Type, e.g. | Expiry  | Option             | 
| name,e.g. call  | selling,     | securities to   |                | American,  | date    | moneypaid/received | 
| option          | purchasing,  | which the       |                | European   |         | per unit (Note 5)  | 
|                 | varying etc. | option relates  |                | etc.       |         |                    | 
|                 |              | (Note 7)        |                |            |         |                    | 
|                 |              |                 |                |            |         |                    | 
+-----------------+--------------+-----------------+----------------+------------+---------+--------------------+ 
|                 |              |                 |                |            |         |                    | 
+-----------------+--------------+-----------------+----------------+------------+---------+--------------------+ 
 (ii)    Exercising 
 
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| Product name, e.g. call      | Number of securities        | Exercise price per unit (Note | 
| option                       |                             | 5)                            | 
|                              |                             |                               | 
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|                              |                             |                               | 
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 (d)    Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 
 
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| Nature of transaction (Note  | Details                     | Price per unit (if            | 
| 8)                           |                             | applicable) (Note 5)          | 
|                              |                             |                               | 
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| Placing                      | Firm allocation of          | GBP 0.01                      | 
|                              | 37,500,00 shares which      |                               | 
|                              | equates to 5.79% of the     |                               | 
|                              | potential enlarged issued   |                               | 
|                              | share capital of            |                               | 
|                              | 647,579,042 shares. New     |                               | 
|                              | shares are expected to be   |                               | 
|                              | admitted to trading on AIM  |                               | 
|                              | on 27/05/09.                |                               | 
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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 
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| Date of disclosure                                | 21/05/09                              | 
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| Contact name                                      | Helen Lewis                           | 
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| Telephone number                                  | 0203 124 3851                         | 
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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 
 
This information is provided by RNS 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
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