Rule 8 - SSL International plc
August 26 2003 - 3:06AM
UK Regulatory
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( BW)(WELLINGTON-MANAGEMENT)(SSL) Rule 8 - SSL International plc
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UK REGULATORY NEWS
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 2003--
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1/8.3
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1/8.3
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) AND 8.3
OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS
Date of dealing ......22 August, 2003...................
Dealing in...SSL International plc................................................................(name of company)
(1) Class of securities (eg ordinary shares)...ordinary shares.........................................................
(2) Amount bought Amount sold Price per unit
25,000 3.15
(3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled
(and percentage of class) 11,943,433.........................................................(6.31%)
(4) Party making disclosure - Wellington Management Company, LLP....................................
(5) EITHER (a)Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1)...............................................................
OR (b)If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management organisation
Wellington Management Company, LLP
(6) Reason for disclosure (Note 2)
(a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3)NO
(ii) offeree company YES
Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf).......6............
If category (8), explain...........................................................................................
...................................................................................................................
(b) Rule 8.3 (ie 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.............................................................
(Also print name of signatory) Brian P. Hillery.......................................................
Telephone and extension number (617) 790-7747.........................................................
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Note 1. Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company. If relevant,
also identify controller of owner, eg where an owner normally acts on
instructions of a controller.
Note 2. Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so,
state all reasons.
Note 3. Specify which offeror if there is more than
one.
Note 4. When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree
company or with an associate of any offeror or of the offeree company
in relation to relevant securities, details of such arrangement must
be disclosed, as required by Note 6 on Rule 8.
Note 5. It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative
transactions, to append a sheet to this disclosure form so that all
relevant information can be given.
Note 6. In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade
should be disclosed.
For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers
and Mergers,
Monitoring Section, Tel. No: 020 7638 0129. E-mail:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk
Short Name: Wellington Management
Category Code: DCC
Sequence Number: 00008851
Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20030825T144352+0100
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CONTACT: Wellington Management
KEYWORD: MASSACHUSETTS UNITED KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL EUROPE
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: BANKING
SOURCE: Wellington Management
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