RNS Number : 8582B Hargreave Hale Ltd 03 November 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
Name of person dealing (Note HARGREAVE HALE LIMITED
1) (for Discretionary
Clients)
Company dealt in SUPPORTA PLC
Class of relevant security to ORDINARY SHARES

which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 02 NOVEMBER 2009
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 5,660,000 NONE
6.5467%
(2) Derivatives (other than NONE NONE

options)

(3) Options and agreements to NONE NONE

purchase/sell

Total 5,660,000 NONE
6.5467%
(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 NONE NONE
(2) Derivatives (other than options) NONE NONE
(3) Options and agreements to NONE NONE

purchase/sell

Total NONE NONE
(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 40,000 24p

(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 option purchasing, varying to which the option price European etc. date paid/received per
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

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 03 NOVEMBER 2009
Contact name DAVID CLUEIT
Telephone number 01253 754739

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

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