SAR - Jarvis Porter Group Plc
December 15 2003 - 5:43AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:2479T
North Atlantic Smlr Co Inv Tst PLC
15 December 2003
FORM SAR 3
Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack if appropriate and the Takeover Panel.
A copy must also be sent to the company the shares of which are acquired.
Date of disclosure
15 December 2003
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING
SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ("SARs")
Date of acquisition
12 December 2003
Acquisition in (name of company)
Jarvis Porter Group Plc
1. Class of voting shares (eg ordinary shares)
Ordinary Shares
Number of shares/rights over shares acquired
220,500 Shares Rights
If rights over shares acquired, as opposed to the shares themselves, specify
nature of rights
N/a
2. Resultant total holding of voting shares (and % of total voting shares in
issue)
8,750,000 18.23%
Resultant total holding of rights over shares (and % of total voting shares in
issue)
N/a %
Total percentage
18.23%
3. Party making disclosure
North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC
4. (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares
As above
and, if different, beneficial owner
(b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding (see SAR 5)
Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above
(Also print name of signatory)
Bonita Dryden, Assistant Company Secretary, J O Hambro Capital Management Limited
Telephone and extension number
020 7747 5681
Note 1. Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons
acting by agreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding
of or acquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must
aggregate holdings to disclose certain disposals.
Note 2. The resultant total percentage holding of voting shares and
rights over shares is to be calculated by reference to the percentage held and
in issue outside treasury.
For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of the
SARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring
Section. Tel. No: 020 7638 0129.
Email:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk
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