Rule 8.3 - Optare Plc

(Thomson Reuters ONE) - 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) |Prudential Plc / M&G Investment|| |Management Limited |+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Company dealt in |Optare Plc |+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Class of relevant security to which |ORD GBP0.01 ||the dealings being disclosed relate | ||(Note 2)() | |+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+|Date of dealing |22 January 2010 |+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+2.         INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE(a)        Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 3)+-------------------------------------------+-----------------+----------+|  | Long | Short ||  | | |+-------------------------------------------+----------+------+------+---+|  | Number | (%) |Number|(%)||  | | | | |+-------------------------------------------+----------+------+------+---+|(1) Relevant securities |53,360,000|19.88%|   |   ||  | | | | |+-------------------------------------------+----------+------+------+---+|(2) Derivatives (other than options) |   |   |   |   ||  | | | | |+-------------------------------------------+----------+------+------+---+|(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell|   |   |   |   ||  | | | | |+-------------------------------------------+----------+------+------+---+|Total |53,360,000|19.88%|   |   ||  | | | | |+-------------------------------------------+----------+------+------+---+(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)() ||   | | |+---------------+----------------------+---------------------------+|   |   |   |+---------------+----------------------+---------------------------+ (b)       Derivatives transactions (other than options)+--------------+---------------------+-----------------------+-----------------+|Product name, |Long/short (Note 6)()|Number of securities |Price per unit ||e.g. CFD | |(Note 7)() |(Note 5) |+--------------+---------------------+-----------------------+-----------------+|  |  |  |  ||  | | | |+--------------+---------------------+-----------------------+-----------------+(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying+---------+-------------+-----------+--------+----------+-------+--------------+|Product |Writing, |Number of |Exercise|Type, e.g.|Expiry |Option money ||name, |selling,  |securities |price |American, |date |paid/received ||e.g. call|purchasing, |to which | |European | |per unit (Note||option |varying etc. |the option | |etc. | |5) ||  | |relates | | | | || | |(Note 7)() | | | | |+---------+-------------+-----------+--------+----------+-------+--------------+|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |+---------+-------------+-----------+--------+----------+-------+--------------+(ii)        Exercising+---------------------------+---------------------+----------------------------+|Product name, e.g. call|Number of securities |Exercise price per unit||option | |(Note 5) || | |  |+---------------------------+---------------------+----------------------------+|  |  |  || | |  |+---------------------------+---------------------+----------------------------+(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)( )+--------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------+|Nature of transaction (Note 8)()|Details |Price per unit (if applicable)( ||( ) | |)(Note 5) |+--------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------+|Placing Shares |7,360,000|0.06GBP ||  | | |+--------------------------------+---------+-----------------------------------+4.         OTHER INFORMATIONAgreements, 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? (Note9)                                                 NO+--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+|Date of disclosure |25 January 2010|+--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+|Contact name |Dipesh Varsani |+--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+|Telephone number |020 7548 3261 |+--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+|If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which|  ||connected | |+--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+|If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)() |  |+--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+NotesThe Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk [HUG#1376948]

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