Rule 8.1 - McCARTHY & STONE PLC

FORM 8.1 DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note BARCLAYS PLC 1) Company dealt in McCARTHY & STONE PLC Class of relevant security ORD GBP 0.20 to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 21 JUNE 2006 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 1,862,640 (1.77%) 136,892 (0.13%) (2) Derivatives (other than 136,892 (0.13%) 30,721 (0.03%) options) (3) Options and agreements 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) to purchase/sell Total 1,999,532 (1.90%) 167,613 (0.16%) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: 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) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short Number of securities Price per unit name, (Note 6) (Note 7) (Note 5) e.g. CFD (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 selling, securities to price American, date paid/received option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (Note varying etc. relates (Note 7) 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) Return to lenders of See below N/A borrowed shares On 21 June 2006, Barclays Capital Securities Ltd returned 147,713 shares to lenders. The shares had been borrowed to cover short positions held as the result of contracts for difference entered into with Barclays Global Investors between December 2005 and March 2006. These contracts were unwound by buying back the shares enabling Barclays Capital Securities Ltd to return the borrowed shares. The Panel Executive has confirmed on an ex parte basis that these transactions are permitted under Rule 4.6 and that they have no Takeover Code consequences. 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) NO Date of disclosure 22 JUNE 2006 Contact name BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE Telephone number 0207 116 2913 Name of offeree/offeror with which The Principal Investments Area associated of Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank Plc and Permira Advisers LLP Specify category and nature of associate 1 - OFFEROR status (Note 10) Notes The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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