OPD Group PLC - Rule 8.1- OPD Group PLC

RNS Number:2290R
OPD Group PLC
31 March 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) Peter Hearn

Company dealt in OPD Group plc

Class of relevant security to Ordinary shares of 5p each
which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing 28 March 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 5,130,961 19.3%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total 5,130,961 19.3%

(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 137,500 171p

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

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

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit (Note
option securities 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.

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

Date of disclosure 31 March 2008

Contact name Ben Poynter

Telephone number 020 7597 5117

Name of offeree/offeror with which associated OPD Group plc

Specify category and nature of associate status Non-Executive Director OPD
(Note 10) Group plc

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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