Rule 8.3 - Mears Group Plc

Rule 8.3 - Mears Group Plc

Wellington Management

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 1)	Â	Wellington Management Company, LLP
Company dealt in		Mears Group plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)		Ordinary Shares
Date of dealing		14 January 2010

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)

Â	Â	Long	Â	Short
Â		Number (%)		Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities		1,534,109 shares (2.06 %)		Â
(2) Derivatives (other than options)		Â		Â
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell		Â		Â
Total		1,534,109 shares (2.06 %)		Â

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:	Â	Long	Â	Short
Â		Number (%)		Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities		Â		Â
(2) Derivatives (other than options)		Â		Â
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell		Â		Â
Total		Â		Â

(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:

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Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Â	Number of securities	Â	Price per unit (Note 5)
Purchase		10,057 shares		2.8000 - GBP

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,	Â	Long/short (Note 6)	Â	Number of securities (Note 7)	Â	Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD		Â		Â		Â

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name, e.g. call option

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Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

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Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)

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Exercise price

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Type, e.g. American, European etc.

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Expiry date

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Option money paid/received per unit (Note 5)

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option

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Number of securities

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Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)

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Details

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Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)

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.

None

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO

Date of disclosure	Â	15 January 2010
Contact name		Robert J. Toner
Telephone number		[phone]
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected		N/A
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)		N/A

Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk