Rule 8.1 - Marco 4 plc

    FORM 8.1
                                        
DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES FOR THEMSELVES OR
FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
(Rules 8.1(a) and (b) (i) of the Takeover Code)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        Aberforth Partners LLP, on behalf of
(Note 1)                      discretionary clients.
Company dealt in              Marco 4 plc
Class of relevant security    Ordinary Shares
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               19/09/2008



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           5,793,043              Nil
securities             26.10%                 0.0%
   
(2) Derivatives                               
(other than options)
   
(3) Options and                               
agreements to
purchase/sell
   
Total                  5,793,043              Nil
                       26.10%                 0.0%

(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant      Long                   Short
security:
                       Number                 Number
                       (%)                    (%)
(1) Relevant                         
securities
  
(2) Derivatives                         
(other than options)
  
(3) Options and                               
agreements to
purchase/sell
  
Total                  Nil                    Nil
                       0.0%                   0.0%

(c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security:   Details

N/A                           


3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales

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

Sale             176,700                      125p
Purchase         176,700                      125p

     
    
(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

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

     
     

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product    Writing,    Number of   Exercise   Type,      Expiry Option money
name,      selling,    securities  Price      e.g.       Date   paid/received
e.g. call  purchasing  to which               American,         per unit (Note 5)
option     , varying   the option             European         
           etc.        relates                etc.
                       (Note 7)
N/A                                                          


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit
option                                         (Note 5)
                                               
N/A                                            
                                               

(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction    Details            Price per unit (if applicable)
(Note 8)                                    (Note 5)

N/A                                         


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.
N/A




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


Date of disclosure                          22/09/08
Contact name                                David Holland, for Aberforth Partners LLP
Telephone number                            0131-220-0733
Name of offeree/offeror with which          Macro 4 plc
associted
Specify category and nature of associated   By virtue of our interest, on
status (Note 10)                            behalf of discretionary
                                            clients, exceeding 20%.


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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