REG-Aberforth Partners SAR – Roxboro Group plc
Date/Range: 16-FEB-2005
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: 16/02/05
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING SUBSTANTIAL
ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES (“SARs”)
Date of acquisition: 15/02/05
Acquisition in: Roxboro Group PLC
(1) (a) Class of voting shares (e.g. ordinary shares):
Ordinary Shares of 1.89p
(1) (b) Number of shares / rights over shares acquired:
577,000 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):
8,166,922 (27.13%)
(2) (b) Resultant total holding of rights over shares (and % of total
voting shares in issue):
N/A (0.00%)
(2) (c) Total percentage:
27.13%
(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):
David Holland, for Aberforth Partners
Telephone and extension number:
0131 220 0733
Note 1. 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.
Note 2. The resultant total percentage holding of voting shares and
rights over shares is to be calculated by reference to the percentage held
and in issue outside treasury.
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)