REG-Aberforth Partners SAR – Roxboro Group PLC
Date/Range: 20-JUN-2002
Short Abstract: REG-Aberforth Partners SAR – Roxboro Group PLC
FORM SAR 3
Lodge with Company Announcements Office and Newstrack, if appropriate, and
the Takeover Panel. A copy must also be sent to the company the shares of
which are acquired.
Date of disclosure: 20/06/02
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING
SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES (“SARs”)
Date of acquisition: 19/06/02
Acquisition in: Roxboro Group PLC
(1) Class of voting shares Number of shares/rights If rights over shares
(e.g. ordinary shares) over shares acquired acquired, as opposed to the shares
themselves, specify nature of rights
Ordinary Shares of 1p 325,000 shares
N/A rights N/A
(2) Resultant total holding Resultant total holding Total percentage
of voting shares (and % of rights over shares of total voting shares (and % of total voting
in issue) shares in issue)
8,516,500 (15.01%) N/A (0.00%) 15.01%
(3) Party making disclosure: Aberforth Partners (as Investment Managers)
(4) (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares: Aberforth
Partners (as Investment Managers) and, if different, beneficial
owner: N/A
(b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding
(see SAR 5): N/A
Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above: N/A
(Also print name of signatory): Gordon R. Young, Partner
Telephone and extension number: 0131 220 0733
Note. Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting by
agreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding of
or acquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must
aggregate holdings to disclose certain disposals.
For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5
of the SARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers,
Monitoring Section, Tel. No: 020 7638 0129.
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