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RNS Number : 3142I
Legal & General Investment Mgmnt Ld
09 March 2010

FORM 8.3

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 Name of person dealing  (Note 1)                                                 Legal And General Investment
Management Ltd.
 Company dealt in                                                                 Forth Ports Plc
 Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate(Note 2)  ORD GBP 0.50
 Date of dealing                                                                  08 March 2010


ORD GBP 0.50

Date of dealing

08 March 2010

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                      1,841,958  4.03
 (2) Derivatives (other than options)
 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
 Total                                        1,841,958  4.03


Total

1,841,958

4.03

(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


Total

(c)        Rights to subscribe(Note 3)

 Class of relevant security:



3.         DEALINGS(Note 4)

(a)        Purchases and sales

 Purchase/sale  Number of securities  Price per unit (Note 5)
 Sale Purchase  400 400               GBP14.03 GBP14.03


Sale

Purchase

400

400

GBP14.03

GBP14.03

(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

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

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.

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

 Date of disclosure                                                09 March 2010
 Contact name                                                      Helen Lewis
 Telephone number                                                  0203 124 3851
 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected  N/A
 If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)          N/A


N/A

If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)

N/A

Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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