Rule 8.3 - Watermark Group

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) Strategic Equity Capital Plc Company dealt in Watermark Group Class of relevant security to Ordinary shares which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 28/04/06 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) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 4,278,000 9.598 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) Purchase 200,000 1.248125p (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note Number of securities Price per unit (Note e.g. CFD 6) (Note 7) 5) (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 e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date money option purchasing, which the European paid/ varying option etc. received etc. relates (Note per unit 7) (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unit option (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if (Note 8) 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. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) [YES/NO] - NO Date of disclosure 02/05/06 Contact name Ms J Dempster Telephone number 01392 477574 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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