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REG-River and Mercantile Asset Management Group Rule 8.3 - Centaur Media Plc

Thu Nov 5, 2009 5:11am EST
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LONDON--(Business Wire)--


FORM 8.3

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)

1.KEY INFORMATION

 Name of person dealing (Note 1)                                                     River and Mercantile Asset Management  
 Company dealt in                                                                    Centaur Media Plc GBP0.10              
 Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)    Securities of the offeree company      
 Date of dealing                                                                     04/11/09                               


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                        6,725,259      4.77                     
 (2) Derivatives (other than options)                                                   
 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell                                            
 Total                                          6,725,259      4.77                     


(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)  
 Sale             300,000                 0.54                     


(b)Derivatives transactions (other than options)

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


(c)Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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


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

 Date of disclosure                                                  05/11/09           
 Contact name                                                        Alexandra Parrish  
 Telephone number                                                    020 7601 6267      
 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected                       
 If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)                               


Notes

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

River and Mercantile Asset Management Group


Copyright Business Wire 2009



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