Rule 8.3-Ennstone Plc

RNS Number : 3162H

Guinness Peat Group PLC

03 November 2008

 



GUINNESS PEAT GROUP PLC

Disclosure of interest in the shares of Ennstone Plc ("Ennstone") pursuant to Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code ("the Code")

Guinness Peat Group plc and its subsidiary companies ("the Group") announces that on 31 October 2008 it purchased 23,056,469 ordinary shares (4.74%) in Ennstone ("Shares") at a price of 3.8p per Share. When aggregated with the Group's existing holding, the Group's direct long interest in the relevant securities of Ennstone now amounts to 45,244,249 Shares representing 9.30% of the issued share capital of Ennstone.

No member of the Group is party to any agreement or arrangement relating to the exercise of any rights conferred by its holding of the interests the subject of this notification.

Richard Russell
Company Secretary
Guinness Peat Group plc
Tel: [phone]

3 November 2008

 

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