Arden Partners plc
09 October 2007


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 (Note 1)                            Arden Partners plc

Company dealt in                                           Abbot Group plc

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being     Ordinary shares of
disclosed relate (Note 2)                                  15p each

Date of dealing                                            4th October 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                        150,000 0.065%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)           n/a
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell    n/a
                                       Total            150,000

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

(c)        Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:                                  Details
n/a

3.         DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)        Purchases and sales

Purchase (B)/sale (S)    Number of securities      Price per unit (Note 5)
S                        36,706                    355.5p

(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)


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


(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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

n/a

(ii)        Exercising

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

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

Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details   Price per unit (if applicable) (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.
None

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

Date of disclosure                                            9th October 2007
Contact name                                                  Stephen Cooper
Telephone number                                              020-7398 1641
Name of offeree/offeror with which associated                 Abbot Group plc
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)     Adviser

Notes

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

End: 9 October, 2007




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