TIDMBII 
 
FORM 8 (DD) 
 
 
 
 PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER OR PERSON ACTING IN CONCERT 
   (INCLUDING DEALINGS FOR THE ACCOUNT OF DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT CLIENTS) 
 
           Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 
 
 
 
1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 
 
(a) Identity of the party to the offer or person acting in Executive Directors 
concert making the disclosure:                             of 
 
                                                           Biocompatibles 
                                                           International plc 
 
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions 
disclosed, if different from 1(a): 
 
     The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is 
insufficient 
 
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant  Biocompatibles 
securities this form relates:                              International plc 
 
     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
 
(d) Status of person making the disclosure:                Person acting in 
                                                           concert with the 
     e.g. offeror, offeree, person acting in concert with  offeree 
the offeror/offeree (specify name of offeror/offeree) 
 
(e) Date dealing undertaken:                               04 January 2011 
 
(f)  Has the party previously disclosed, or is it today    No 
disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party 
to this offer? 
 
 
 
 
2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
 
 
 
(a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the 
offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing 
 
 
 
Class of relevant security:                   Ordinary 21 53/94p 
 
 
 
                                             Interests                 Short 
                                                                     positions 
 
                                            Number               %    Number  % 
 
(1) Relevant securities owned         Ian Ardill        77,586  0.20    0     0 
and/or controlled: 
 
 
                                   Crispin Simon and    281,178 0.71    0     0 
                                   connected persons 
 
                                    Peter Stratford     36,111  0.09    0     0 
 
                                    John Sylvester      35,274  0.09    0     0 
 
(2) Derivatives (other than                    0                 0      0     0 
options): 
 
(3) Options and agreements to                  0                 0      0     0 
purchase/sell: 
 
 
 
     TOTAL: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed. 
 
 
 
Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase 
or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open 
Positions). 
 
 
 
Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial 
collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL). 
 
 
 
(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and 
other executive options) 
 
 
 
Class of relevant security in      Ordinary 
relation to which subscription 
right exists: 
 
Details, including nature of the 
rights concerned and relevant 
percentages:                       Rights to Subscribe - 
                                   Options 
 
                                   (a) Awards granted under 
                                   the Performance Share 
                                   Plan 
 
                                   Ian Ardill               An aggregate of 188,000 nil 
                                                            cost options as follows: 
 
                                                            75,000 vested but not yet 
                                                            exercised 
 
                                                            113,000 subject to attainment 
                                                            of certain performance 
                                                            conditions 
 
                                   Crispin Simon            An aggregate of 324,000 nil 
                                                            cost options as follows: 
 
                                                            130,000 vested but not yet 
                                                            exercised 
 
                                                            194,000 subject to attainment 
                                                            of certain performance 
                                                            conditions 
 
                                   Peter Stratford          An aggregate of 188,000  nil 
                                                            cost options as follows: 
 
                                                            75,000 vested but not yet 
                                                            exercised 
 
                                                            113,000 subject to attainment 
                                                            of certain performance 
                                                            conditions 
 
                                   John Sylvester           An aggregate of 188,000  nil 
                                                            cost options as follows: 
 
                                                            75,000 vested but not yet 
                                                            exercised 
 
                                                            113,000 subject to attainment 
                                                            of certain performance 
                                                            conditions 
 
 
 
 
                                   (b) Interests under the  No of Unvested Shares (NB The 
                                   Biocompatibles Share     vesting of these shares is 
                                   Incentive Plan           not 
 
                                                            subject to any performance 
                                                            conditions) 
 
                                   Ian Ardill               9,063 
 
 
 
                                   Crispin Simon            9,063 
 
 
 
                                   Peter Stratford          9,063 
 
 
 
                                   John Sylvester           9,065 
 
 
 
 
 
                                   (c)  Interests under     Ordinary Options Super 
                                   Share Option Schemes                      Options 
 
                                   Crispin Simon            31,250 @ 189p    31,250 @ 
                                                            each currently   189p each 
                                                            exercisable      subject to 
 
                                                                             attainment 
                                                                             of 
                                                                             performance 
 
                                                                             conditions 
 
                                   Peter Stratford          30,000 @ 59p 
                                                            each currently 
                                                            exercisable 
 
 
 
 
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one 
class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy 
table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant 
security. 
 
 
 
3.         DEALINGS BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
 
 
 
(a)        Purchases and sales 
 
 
 
 Name of    Class of               Purchase/sale             Number of   Price 
director    relevant                                         securities   per 
            security                                                     unit 
 
Ian       Ord.          Purchase: Partnership Shares under           32  389.7p 
Ardill                  the Biocompatibles Share Incentive 
                        Plan                                         32  389.7p 
Crispin 
Simon                                                                32  389.7p 
 
Peter                                                                32  389.7p 
Stratford 
 
John 
Sylvester 
 
 
 
 
(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
 
 
 Class of     Product            Nature of dealing           Number of   Price 
 relevant   description                                      reference    per 
 security                e.g. opening/closing a long/short   securities   unit 
             e.g. CFD     position, increasing/reducing a 
                                long/short position 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
 
 
 
(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
Name of   Class of Product description Writing,    Number of  Exercise Type      Expiry date Option 
Director  relevant e.g. call option    purchasing, securities price                          money 
          security                     selling,    to which   per unit e.g.                  paid/ 
                                       varying     option              American,             received 
                                       etc.        relates             European              per unit 
                                                                       etc. 
 
Ian       Ord.     Award                           64         0                  The shares  Nil 
Ardill             (non-discretionary)                                           vest on 
                   of 2 Matching                   64                            04.01.2014 
Crispin            shares  for 1                                                 and vesting 
Simon              Partnership  Share              64                            is not 
                   under the                                                     subject to 
Peter              Biocompatibles                  64                            performance 
Stratford          Share Incentive                                               conditions. 
                   Plan 
John 
Sylvester 
 
 
 
Ian       Ord.     Matching shares                 204        0                  none        Nil 
Ardill             vesting under the 
                   Biocompatibles                  204 
Crispin            Share Incentive 
Simon              Plan                            204 
 
Peter                                              202 
Stratford 
 
John 
Sylvester 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(ii)        Exercising 
 
 
 
   Class of relevant        Product          Number of      Exercise price per 
       security           description       securities             unit 
 
                        e.g. call option 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 
 
  Class of relevant      Nature of dealing     Details    Price per unit (if 
      security                                               applicable) 
                         e.g. subscription, 
                             conversion 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated. 
 
 
 
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of 
the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as 
appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in. 
 
 
 
4.         OTHER INFORMATION 
 
 
 
(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements 
 
 
 
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or 
understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be 
an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the party to the 
offer or person acting in concert making the disclosure and any other person: 
 
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
 
None 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or 
derivatives 
 
 
 
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, 
between the party to the offer or person acting in concert making the 
disclosure and any other person relating to: 
 
(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or 
 
(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant 
securities to which any derivative is referenced: 
 
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
 
 
 
None 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(c)        Attachments 
 
 
 
Are any Supplemental Forms attached? 
 
 
 
Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)                                        NO 
 
Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)                                                   NO 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date of disclosure:                     5 January 2011 
 
Contact name:                           Ian Ardill 
 
Telephone number:                       +44 (0) 1252 732706 
 
 
 
 
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory 
Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at 
monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.  The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is 
available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure 
requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129. 
 
 
 
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. 
 
 
 
 
 
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