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               04 August 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       2,188,782     2.77%        105,065     0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives            0     0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      146,100     0.18%        154,500     0.20%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              2,334,882     2.96%        259,565     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      56                   34.3500 USD
Purchase      100                  34.32
Purchase      998                  34.41709419
Purchase      200                  34.315
Purchase      365                  34.3743 USD
Purchase      318                  34.3500 USD
Purchase      257                  34.3743 USD
Purchase      253                  34.3743 USD
Purchase      232                  34.3743 USD
Purchase      193                  34.3743 USD
Purchase      147                  34.3500 USD
Purchase      98                   34.3500 USD
Purchase      400                  34.3325
Purchase      1,300                34.37230769
Purchase      54                   34.3500 USD
Purchase      43                   34.3743 USD
Purchase      156                  34.33025641
Purchase      442                  34.43733032
Purchase      21                   34.3500 USD
Purchase      1,650                34.33695455
Purchase      500                  34.332
Purchase      904                  34.36663717
Purchase      1,300                34.33907692
Purchase      280                  34.32814286
Purchase      400                  34.4375
Purchase      900                  34.3228
Purchase      1,500                34.36933333
Purchase      200                  34.44
Purchase      370                  34.35756757
Purchase      400                  34.2675
Purchase      300                  34.33333333
Purchase      100                  34.38
Purchase      100                  34.38
Purchase      200                  34.41
Purchase      200                  34.335
Purchase      900                  34.3303
Purchase      100                  34.3
Purchase      450                  34.3299
Purchase      500                  34.137
Purchase      100                  34.46
Purchase      1,000                34.284
Purchase      3,100                34.3378
Purchase      720                  34.35
Purchase      100                  34.27
Sale          300                  34.39333333
Sale          1,000                34.284
Sale          200                  34.4
Sale          100                  34.37
Sale          100                  34.27
Sale          450                  34.3299
Sale          900                  34.3228
Sale          100                  34.46
Sale          200                  34.315
Sale          100                  34.27
Sale          200                  34.335
Sale          670                  34.3542
Sale          250                  34.324
Sale          200                  34.38
Sale          3,100                34.3378
Sale          900                  34.3303
Sale          350                  34.11
Sale          88                   34.3500 USD
Sale          200                  34.37
Sale          3,100                34.3378
Sale          100                  34.38
Sale          200                  34.315
Sale          1,200                34.31725
Sale          300                  34.37
Sale          100                  34.56
Sale          144                  34.3500 USD
Sale          36                   34.3500 USD
Sale          22                   34.3500 USD
Sale          22                   34.3500 USD
Sale          150                  34.2

(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                         05 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   -2,900                 55.0000          AMER           22/01/2011
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   -700                   40.0000          AMER           20/02/2010
Option            Purchased   -700                   40.0000          AMER           16/01/2010
Option            Purchased   -1,400                 30.0000          AMER           22/01/2011
Option            Purchased   -1,900                 30.0000          AMER           21/11/2009
Option            Purchased   -2,000                 22.5000          AMER           22/08/2009
Option            Purchased   -2,100                 25.0000          AMER           22/01/2011
Option            Purchased   -39,600                40.0000          AMER           22/08/2009
Option            Purchased   -2,800                 25.0000          AMER           16/01/2010
Option            Purchased   -100                   25.0000          AMER           21/11/2009
Option            Purchased   -3,000                 35.0000          AMER           20/02/2010
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   -4,700                 40.0000          AMER           21/11/2009
Option            Purchased   -5,200                 35.0000          AMER           16/01/2010
Option            Purchased   -9,100                 35.0000          AMER           19/09/2009
Option            Purchased   -10,400                30.0000          AMER           22/08/2009
Option            Purchased   -11,100                30.0000          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   -2,200                 35.0000          AMER           22/08/2009
Option            Purchased   600                    35.0000          AMER           21/11/2009
Option            Purchased   22,400                 25.0000          AMER           22/08/2009
Option            Purchased   6,900                  30.0000          AMER           16/01/2010
Option            Purchased   4,700                  20.0000          AMER           16/01/2010
Option            Purchased   4,200                  30.0000          AMER           16/01/2010
Option            Purchased   2,700                  45.0000          AMER           21/11/2009
Option            Purchased   2,700                  35.0000          AMER           22/08/2009
Option            Purchased   2,600                  50.0000          AMER           16/01/2010
Option            Purchased   2,500                  45.0000          AMER           16/01/2010
Option            Purchased   1,800                  40.0000          AMER           22/01/2011
Option            Purchased   1,600                  25.0000          AMER           19/09/2009
Option            Purchased   1,400                  30.0000          AMER           21/11/2009
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   300                    40.0000          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   1,100                  20.0000          AMER           22/08/2009

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