Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing (Note 1) Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.
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Company dealt in ACAL plc (ISIN: GB0000055888)
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Class of relevant security to which the Ord GBP 0.05
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
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Date of dealing 16 July 2008
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2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
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Number (%) Number (%)
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(1) Relevant securities 587,840 (2.23%)
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
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Total 587,840 (2.23%)
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(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Long Short
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Number (%) Number (%)
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(1) Relevant securities
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
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Total
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(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)
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Purchase 541 (0.00%) £1.495
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit
(Note 5)
e.g. CFD
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option
money
e.g. call option selling, securities to price American, date
paid/received
purchasing, which the option European per
unit (Note
varying etc. relates (Note 7) etc. 5)
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(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit
(Note 5)
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(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if
applicable) (Note
5)
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4. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and
any other
person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to
on this
form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant
securities to
which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 17 July 2008
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Contact name Jonathan Ward, Compliance Officer
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Telephone number 020 7016 4545
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If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which
connected
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If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)
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Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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