Rule 8.3-IAWS Group

RNS Number : 7042X

Schroders PLC

27 June 2008

 

                                                                 FORM 8.1/8.3

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

Lodge with the Irish Stock Exchange (Company Announcements Office) (which will publicise) and

the Panel. Use separate form for each class of securities in which dealings have been made.

                            Date of Disclosure:   25.06.08

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2007

Date of Dealing:                    24.06.08                    

Dealing in                              IAWS Group Euro 30

(1)    Class of Securities (e.g. ordinary shares)    Ordinary                                

(2)    Amount bought            Amount sold        Price per unit                       

              83,000                                                   €15.26                

(3)    Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled (and percentage of class)  

        1,421,058    1.117%                

(4)    Party making disclosure                                    Scroders Plc                        

(5)    EITHER     (a)    Name of purchaser/vendor    

             OR         (b)     If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management

                                     Organisation

Schroders Plc

(6)    Reason for disclosure                                    

     (a)                  (I)    offeror or associate of offeror                NO

                          (II)    offeree or associate of offeree                NO                            

    Specify which category or categories of associate ((a) to (l) page 3/4)                

    If category (l) explain    I

   Discretionary Managed

     (b)    Rule 8.3 (i.e. disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or more of the class of     

              relevant securities dealt in)        YES                                     

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above   

Andrea Rowe

______________________        

(Also print name of signatory)                         

Telephone and extension number                          020 7658 2521            

 

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