Rule 8.3- Axon Group PLC

    RNS Number : 8319H
  BlackRock Group
  10 November 2008
   

    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)                            BlackRock Group
 Company dealt in                                           Axon Group Plc
 Class of relevant security to which the dealings being     1p Ordinary shares
 disclosed relate (Note 2)
 Date of dealing                                            7th November 2008

    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                      4,848,581  7.47%
 (2) Derivatives (other than options)         1,813,859  2.79%
 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
 Total                                        6,662,440  10.27%

 (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 
 (2) Derivatives (other than options)
 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
 Total

    (c)    Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

 Class of relevant security:  Details



    3.    DEALINGS (Note 4)

    (a)    Purchases and sales

 Purchase/sale   Number of securities  Price per unit (Note 5)

 Sale            59,663                GBP 6.34

    (b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 Product name, e.g. CFD  Long/short (Note 6)  Number of securities  Price per unit (Note
                                              (Note 7)              5)




    (c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities
    (i)    Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 Product name e.g. call option   Writing, selling,     Number of securities  Exercise price   Type, e.g. American,  Expiry date  Option
money
                                 purchasing, varying   to which the option                    European etc.                     
paid/received per
                                 etc.                  relates (Note 7)                                                          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

    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.

    None**************************


    Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                NO


 Date of disclosure                                      10th November 2008
 Contact name                                            Kai Chew
 Telephone number                                        020 7743 2602
 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which  HCL EAS Limited
 connected
 If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note    Category 2 connection
 10)

    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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