REG-Aberforth Partners SAR – Roxboro Group PLC
Date/Range: 14-APR-2003
Short Abstract: REG-Aberforth Partners SAR – Roxboro Group PLC
FORM SAR 3
Lodge with a RIS or 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: 14/04/03
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING SUBSTANTIAL
ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES (“SARs”)
Date of acquisition: 11/04/03
Acquisition in: Roxboro Group PLC
(1) (a) Class of voting shares (e.g. ordinary shares):
Ordinary Shares of 1p
(1) (b) Number of shares / rights over shares acquired:
250,000 shares
N/A rights
(1) (c) If rights over shares acquired, as opposed to the shares
themselves, specify nature of rights:
N/A
(2) (a) Resultant total holding of voting shares (and % of total voting
shares in issue):
12,521,500 (22.06%)
(2) (b) Resultant total holding of rights over shares (and % of total
voting shares in issue):
N/A (0.00%)
(2) (c) Total percentage:
22.06%
(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
(4) (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 – Electronic Submission
(Also print name of signatory):
Angus McCallum, For Aberforth Partners
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.
(E-mail: monitoring@disclosure.org.uk)