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DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS
DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
(Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)



1.KEY INFORMATION

 Name of exempt principal trader                                                  INVESTEC BANK PLC
 Company dealt in                                                                 FORTH PORTS PLC
 Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate(Note 1)  ORDINARY SHARES
 Date of dealing                                                                  08/03/2010


Date of dealing

08/03/2010

2.DEALINGS (Note 2)

(a)Purchases and sales

 Total number of securities purchased  Highest price paid (Note 3)  Lowest price paid (Note 3)
 32,494                                1402p                        1353p


1402p

1353p

 Total number of securities sold  Highest price received (Note 3)  Lowest price received (Note 3)
 24,500                           1390p                            1367p


1390p

1367p

(b)Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 Product name,   Long/short (Note 4)  Number of securities (Note 5)  Price per unit (Note 3)

e.g. CFD



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

 Product name,      Writing, selling,  purchasing, varying etc.  Number of securities to which the option relates (Note
5)  Exercise  Type, e.g. American, European etc.  Expiry   Option money

e.g. call option
price
date
paid/received per unit (Note 3)



(ii)Exercising

 Product name, e.g. call option  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit (Note 3)



3.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.



 Date of disclosure                            09/03/2010
 Contact name                                  DAVID BURFOOT
 Telephone number                              020 7597 4394
 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected  FORTH PORTS PLC
                                               BROKER


FORTH PORTS PLC

BROKER

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk  http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/

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