FORM 8.1 | ||||||||
SIGNATURES |
1. | KEY INFORMATION |
Name of person dealing (Note 1)
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Linda Northridge | |
Company dealt in
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GALLAHER GROUP PLC | |
Class of relevant security to which the
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
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ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH | |
Date of dealing
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6 March 2007 |
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |||||||||||||||||
(1 | ) | Relevant securities |
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Gallaher Group Plc Ordinary Shares of 10p each |
298,211 | * | 0.045 | |||||||||||||||||
(2 | ) | Derivatives (other than options) |
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(3 | ) | Options and agreements to purchase/sell |
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Option under the Gallaher Group Plc Savings
Related Share Option Scheme 2003 at an
exercise price of £4.43, vesting between 1
December 2008 and 31 May 2009 |
3,577 | * | 0.0005 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 301,788 | * | 0.046 |
* | - Total interests of Nigel Northridge together with his close relatives and related trusts |
(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 | ||||||||||||||
Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |||||||||||||
(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 |
(c) | Rights to subscribe (Note 3) |
Class of relevant security:
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Details |
3. | DEALINGS (Note 4) | |
(a) | Purchases and sales |
Purchase/sale | Number of securities | Price per unit (Note 5) | ||
Sale |
1,922 | £11.28 |
(b) | Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
Product name, | ||||||||||||
e.g. CFD | Long/short (Note 6) | Number of securities (Note 7) | Price per unit (Note 5) | |||||||||
(c) | Options transactions in respect of existing securities | |
(i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
Number of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writing, selling, | securities to which | Type, e.g. | Option money | |||||||||||||||||||||
Product name, | purchasing, | the option relates | Exercise | American, | Expiry | paid/received | ||||||||||||||||||
e.g. call option | varying etc. | (Note 7) | price | European etc. | date | per unit (Note 5) | ||||||||||||||||||
(ii) | Exercising |
Product name, e.g. call option | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (Note 5) | ||||||
(d) | Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) |
Nature of transaction (Note 8) | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) | ||||||
4. | OTHER INFORMATION |
Date of disclosure
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6 March 2007 | |
Contact name
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Robin Miller | |
Telephone number
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01932 372000 | |
Name of offeree/offeror with which associated
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GALLAHER GROUP PLC | |
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)
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A close relative of Nigel Northridge, who is a Director of Gallaher Group Plc |
Gallaher Group Plc (Registrant) |
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By: | /s/ Robin Miller | |||
Name: | Robin Miller | |||
Date: March 7, 2007 | Title: | Deputy Company Secretary | ||