Rule 8.1 - CRC GROUP

Hargreave Hale Limited
                  

                                                                FORM 8.1(b)(ii)

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT FUND MANAGERS ON BEHALF OF DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
(Rule 8.1(b)(ii) of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt fund manager               HARGREAVE HALE LIMITED
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Company dealt in                          CRC GROUP
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Class of relevant security to which the   ORDINARY SHARES
 dealings being disclosed relate (1)
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Date of dealing                           04 SEPTEMBER 2006
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2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (2)

                                          Long                          Short
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                                          Number                        Number
                                                       (%)                             (%)
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(i) Relevant securities (3)               0 0%
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(ii) Derivatives (other than options)
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(iii) Options and agreements to
 purchase/sell
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Total                                     0 0%
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(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (2)

       Class of relevant security:        Long                          Short
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                                          Number                        Number
                                                       (%)                             (%)
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(i) Relevant securities (3)
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(ii) Derivatives (other than options)
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(iii) Options and agreements to
 purchase/sell
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Total
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(c) Rights to subscribe (2)

Class of relevant security:               Details
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3. DEALINGS (4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale                      Number of securities              Price per unit  (5)
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SALE                               3500                              27 PENCE
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,       Long/short (6)         Number of securities (7)        Price per unit (5)
e.g. CFD
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling,
purchasing or varying

Product name,      Writing,        Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.   Expiry    Option money
e.g. call option    selling,        securities to     price      American,   date      paid/received
                    purchasing,     which the option             European               per unit (5)
                    varying etc.    relates (7)                  etc.
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(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option     Number of securities              Exercise price per unit (5)
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(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (4)

Nature of transaction (7)          Details                           Price per unit (if applicable)( 5)
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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.
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (9) NO

Date of disclosure                                          05 SEPTEMBER 2006
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Contact name                                                David Clueit
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Telephone number                                            01253 754739
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Name of offeree/offeror with which connected                CRC GROUP
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Nature of connection (10)                                   Hargreave Hale Limited is an associate of
                                                             Investec Bank (UK) Limited
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Notes

1.  See the definition of 'relevant securities' in the Definitions Section of the Code.
2.  See Note 5 on Rule 8 and the definition of 'interests in securities' in the Definitions Section of the
     Code.  Rights to subscribe for new shares should be disclosed separately from interests and short
     positions in existing securities.  Rights to subscribe include directors' and other executive
     options.
3.  Where relevant securities are held within a fund in respect of which seed capital represents 10% or
     more of the funds under management, specify the percentage of seed capital in addition to the amount
     of stock held within that fund.
4.  See the definition of 'dealings' in the Definitions Section of the Code.
5.  For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
6.  If a long position has been increased or a short position reduced as a result of the dealing, write
     'long'.  If a short position has been increased or a long position reduced as a result of the
     dealing, write 'short'.  If the dealing has not resulted in a long or short position being increased
     or reduced, give details of the variation or other dealing.
7.  See Note 3 on the definition of 'interests in securities' in the Definitions Section of the Code.
8.  State type of dealing, e.g. 'subscription', 'conversion', 'exercise' etc.
9.  Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (other than CFDs), or where there
     is an agreement to purchase or to sell, Supplemental Form 8 should be completed.
10. See the definition of 'connected fund managers and principal traders' in the Definitions Section of
     the Code.

For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its
Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.