Rule 8.3 - INVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS INC

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        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              INVERNESS MEDICAL INNOVATIONS INC
Class of relevant security    COM STK USD0.001
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               31 July 2009

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       2,177,013     2.76%        111,970     0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives            0     0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      154,100     0.20%        149,000     0.19%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              2,331,113     2.95%        260,970     0.33%


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

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  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
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      44                   33.6500 USD
Purchase      1,885                33.76079045
Purchase      1,974                33.65
Purchase      2,209                33.6500 USD
Purchase      2,122                33.2240 USD
Purchase      1,500                33.6500 USD
Purchase      706                  33.6500 USD
Purchase      706                  33.3147 USD
Purchase      584                  33.3891 USD
Purchase      584                  33.6500 USD
Purchase      581                  33.6500 USD
Purchase      197                  33.6500 USD
Purchase      114                  33.6500 USD
Purchase      200                  33.65
Purchase      47                   33.6500 USD
Purchase      200                  33.69
Purchase      39                   33.6430 USD
Purchase      32                   33.6500 USD
Purchase      23                   33.6430 USD
Purchase      22                   33.6500 USD
Purchase      194                  33.84587629
Purchase      400                  33.685
Purchase      800                  33.805
Purchase      500                  33.723
Purchase      3,100                33.6916129
Purchase      21                   33.59714286
Purchase      1,020                33.6525
Purchase      65                   33.19
Purchase      70                   33.6500 USD
Purchase      50                   33.6
Purchase      1,020                33.6525
Purchase      817                  33.65
Purchase      1,300                33.49769231
Purchase      700                  33.67428571
Purchase      300                  33.51333333
Purchase      100                  33.979
Purchase      100                  33.65
Purchase      600                  33.76
Purchase      50                   33.63
Purchase      100                  33.84
Purchase      100                  33.715
Sale          94                   33.6500 USD
Sale          300                  33.76666667
Sale          717                  33.65
Sale          1,974                33.65
Sale          303                  33.65
Sale          1,020                33.6525
Sale          100                  33.64
Sale          157                  33.83917197
Sale          100                  33.715
Sale          1                    33.6500 USD
Sale          78                   33.5
Sale          107                  33.6500 USD
Sale          800                  33.7123875
Sale          200                  33.45
Sale          76                   33.16
Sale          1,209                33.6570 USD
Sale          100                  33.74
Sale          100                  33.92
Sale          600                  33.73166667
Sale          400                  33.995
Sale          600                  33.83
Sale          1,400                33.68214286
Sale          200                  33.847
Sale          65                   33.19
Sale          116                  33.6500 USD
Sale          100                  33.615
Sale          300                  33.75333333
Sale          765                  33.6500 USD
Sale          600                  33.84666667
Sale          706                  33.6500 USD
Sale          584                  33.6500 USD
Sale          2,000                33.61
Sale          800                  33.41
Sale          100                  33.84
Sale          100                  33.35
Sale          2,900                33.6500 USD
Sale          100                  33.65


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)


(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 (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




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


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

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                         03 August 2009
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
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

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name,     Written or  Number of securities   Exercise price   Type, e.g.     Expiry date
e.g. call option  purchased   to which the option    (Note 2)         American,
                              or derivative relates                   European etc.
Option            Purchased   -2,000                 22.5000          AMER           22/08/2009
Option            Purchased   -100                   17.5000          AMER           16/01/2010
Option            Purchased   -200                   35.0000          AMER           21/11/2009
Option            Purchased   -200                   25.0000          AMER           20/02/2010
Option            Purchased   -400                   35.0000          AMER           22/01/2011
Option            Purchased   -500                   20.0000          AMER           22/08/2009
Option            Purchased   -500                   20.0000          AMER           22/08/2009
Option            Purchased   -700                   40.0000          AMER           16/01/2010
Option            Purchased   -700                   40.0000          AMER           20/02/2010
Option            Purchased   -1,200                 35.0000          AMER           22/08/2009
Option            Purchased   -1,400                 30.0000          AMER           22/01/2011
Option            Purchased   -40,200                40.0000          AMER           22/08/2009
Option            Purchased   -1,900                 30.0000          AMER           21/11/2009
Option            Purchased   -100                   25.0000          AMER           21/11/2009
Option            Purchased   -2,100                 25.0000          AMER           22/01/2011
Option            Purchased   -2,500                 25.0000          AMER           16/01/2010
Option            Purchased   -3,200                 35.0000          AMER           16/01/2010
Option            Purchased   -4,300                 50.0000          AMER           22/01/2011
Option            Purchased   -4,400                 55.0000          AMER           16/01/2010
Option            Purchased   -4,600                 25.0000          AMER           16/01/2010
Option            Purchased   -10,800                30.0000          AMER           22/08/2009
Option            Purchased   -12,100                30.0000          AMER           22/08/2009
Option            Purchased   -13,100                35.0000          AMER           22/08/2009
Option            Purchased   -16,000                40.0000          AMER           19/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -23,600                25.0000          AMER           22/08/2009
Option            Purchased   -1,900                 55.0000          AMER           22/01/2011
Option            Purchased   600                    35.0000          AMER           21/11/2009
Option            Purchased   22,400                 25.0000          AMER           22/08/2009
Option            Purchased   10,400                 35.0000          AMER           19/09/2009
Option            Purchased   6,900                  30.0000          AMER           16/01/2010
Option            Purchased   4,700                  20.0000          AMER           16/01/2010
Option            Purchased   4,400                  30.0000          AMER           16/01/2010
Option            Purchased   2,700                  45.0000          AMER           21/11/2009
Option            Purchased   2,600                  50.0000          AMER           16/01/2010
Option            Purchased   2,300                  45.0000          AMER           16/01/2010
Option            Purchased   1,800                  40.0000          AMER           22/01/2011
Option            Purchased   1,700                  40.0000          AMER           21/11/2009
Option            Purchased   1,600                  25.0000          AMER           19/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -100                   17.5000          AMER           22/08/2009
Option            Purchased   900                    35.0000          AMER           16/01/2010
Option            Purchased   -100                   22.5000          AMER           22/01/2011
Option            Purchased   600                    22.5000          AMER           22/08/2009
Option            Purchased   400                    50.0000          AMER           21/11/2009
Option            Purchased   200                    15.0000          AMER           22/01/2011
Option            Purchased   100                    35.0000          AMER           20/02/2010
Option            Purchased   100                    22.5000          AMER           22/01/2011
Option            Purchased   100                    20.0000          AMER           16/01/2010
Option            Purchased   100                    17.5000          AMER           22/01/2011
Option            Purchased   100                    15.0000          AMER           16/01/2010
Option            Purchased   100                    12.5000          AMER           22/01/2011
Option            Purchased   -100                   30.0000          AMER           19/09/2009
Option            Purchased   87,900                 35.0000          AMER           22/08/2009
Option            Purchased   1,400                  30.0000          AMER           21/11/2009


Notes

1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any  existing agreements to purchase or to sell  should also be given on this form.

2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

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