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Costain Group PLC

26 March 2013

FORM 8 (OPD)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER

Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

   1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 (a) Identity of the party to the offer making the           COSTAIN GROUP PLC ("Costain") 
 disclosure: 
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 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions 
 disclosed, if different from 1(a): 
 The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is 
 insufficient 
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 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant   COSTAIN GROUP PLC 
 securities this form relates: 
 Use a separate form for each party to the offer 
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 (d) Is the party to the offer making the disclosure the     OFFEROR 
 offeror or the offeree? 
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 (e) Date position held:                                     26 MARCH 2013 
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 (f) Has the party previously disclosed, or is it today      YES, ON THE FORM RELATING TO MAY GURNEY INTEGRATED 
 disclosing, under the Code in respect                       SERVICES PLC SHARES 
 of any other party to this offer? 
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   2.         POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates

 
 Class of relevant security:                             Ordinary Shares 
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                                                          Interests     Short positions 
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                                                         Number    %      Number      % 
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      (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:     Nil             Nil 
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      (2) Derivatives (other than options):                Nil             Nil 
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      (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:         Nil             Nil 
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                                                           Nil             Nil 
   TOTAL: 
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All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

   (b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities 
 
 Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:    N/A 
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 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:   N/A 
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If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

   (c)        Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent 
 
 Details of any irrevocable commitments or letters of intent procured by the party to the offer 
  making the disclosure or any person acting in concert with it (see Note 3 on Rule 2.11 of 
  the Code): 
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   See below 
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Undertakings procured in respect of Costain Shares

 
 Name of Costain Director    Number of Costain       Approximate % of 
                              Shares in relation      Costain issued share 
                              to which irrevocable    capital 
                              commitments have 
                              been procured 
--------------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------- 
 David Allvey                5,250                   0.008 
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 Andrew Wyllie               200,242                 0.306 
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 Anthony Bickerstaff         117,198                 0.179 
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 Michael Alexander           18,364                  0.028 
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 James Morley                27,000                  0.041 
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 TOTAL                       368,264                 0.56%[1] 
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These irrevocable undertakings include undertakings to vote in favour of the resolutions to be proposed at the Costain General Meeting to approve the Merger and related matters.

These irrevocable undertakings stipulate that they will cease to be binding if the announcement to be made under rule 2.7 of the Code is not released by 31 May 2013 (or such later date as Costain may determine).

 
 Name of Costain Shareholder    Number of Costain       Approximate % of 
                                 Shares in relation      Costain issued share 
                                 to which irrevocable    capital 
                                 commitments have 
                                 been procured 
-----------------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------- 
 UEM Builders Berhad            13,810,850              21.07% 
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 Mohammed Abdulmohsin 
  AI-Kharafi & Sons 
  Co. W.L.L.                    13,789,490              21.04% 
-----------------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------- 
 TOTAL                          27,600,340              42.11% 
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These irrevocable undertakings include undertakings to vote in favour of the resolutions to be proposed at the Costain General Meeting to approve the Merger and related matters.

These irrevocable undertakings will cease to be binding if the Costain General Meeting is held after, or the resolutions to be proposed at the Costain General Meeting are not passed by, 30 September 2013.

Note: defined terms used in this section 2 but not defined in this announcement have the meaning given to them in the announcement made under rule 2.7 of the Code by Costain and May Gurney Integrated Services plc dated 26 March 2013.

   3.         POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
 
 Details of any interests, short positions and rights to subscribe of any person acting in 
  concert with the party to the offer making the disclosure: 
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   See below 
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3.1 Shares held by directors of Costain

 
 Director               Number of Costain   Approximate % of 
                         shares              Costain issued share 
                                             capital 
---------------------  ------------------  ---------------------- 
 David Allvey           5,250               0.008% 
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 Andrew Wyllie          200,452             0.306% 
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 Anthony Bickerstaff    117,198             0.179% 
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 Michael Alexander      18,364              0.028% 
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 James Morley           27,000              0.041% 
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3.2 Rights to subscribe in Costain

Costain Deferred Share Bonus Plan

 
 Director              Date of grant   Number of   Option exercise   Option exercise 
                                        options     price (GBP)       period 
--------------------  --------------  ----------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Andrew Wyllie         12 April        82,644      Nil               April 2013 
                        2011                                          - 2021 
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                       04 April        78,258      Nil               April 2014 
                        2012                                          - 2022 
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 Anthony Bickerstaff   12 April        54,752      Nil               April 2013 
                        2011                                          - 2021 
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                       04 April        51,846      Nil               April 2014 
                        2012                                          - 2022 
--------------------  --------------  ----------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 

Costain Long-Term Incentive Plan

 
 Director               Date of grant    Number        Option exercise   Option exercisable 
                                          of options    price (GBP)       from 
---------------------  ---------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------------- 
                        14 April 
 Andrew Wyllie           2010            81,632        1.00              March 2013 
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  12 April 
   2011                                  169,294       1.00              March 2014 
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  09 May 2012                            207,044       1.00              March 2015 
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                        14 April 
 Anthony Bickerstaff     2010            54,081        1.00              March 2013 
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  12 April 
   2011                                  112,157       1.00              March 2014 
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  09 May 2012                            137,167       1.00              March 2015 
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Costain Save As You Earn Options

 
 Director               Date of grant    Number        Option exercise   Option exercise 
                                          of options    price (GBP)       period 
---------------------  ---------------  ------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
                        11 October                                       November 2014 
 Andrew Wyllie           2011            1,633         2.05               - May 2015 
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                        11 October                                       November 2014 
 Anthony Bickerstaff     2011            1,633         2.05               - May 2015 
---------------------  ---------------  ------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 

3.3 Interests of persons presumed to be acting in concert with Costain

 
 Name of Costain Shareholder    Number of Costain   Approximate % of 
                                 Shares              Costain issued share 
                                                     capital 
-----------------------------  ------------------  ---------------------- 
 UEM Builders Berhad            13,810,850          21.07% 
-----------------------------  ------------------  ---------------------- 
 Mohammed Abdulmohsin 
  AI-Kharafi & Sons 
  Co. W.L.L.                    13,789,490          21.04% 
-----------------------------  ------------------  ---------------------- 
 

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3 for each additional class of relevant security.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

   4.         OTHER INFORMATION 
   (a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements 
 
 Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal 
  or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain 
  from dealing entered into by the party to the offer making the disclosure or any person acting 
  in concert with it: 
  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
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   None 
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   (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives 
 
 Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the party 
  to the offer making the disclosure, or any person acting in concert with it, and any other 
  person relating to: 
  (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or 
  (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which 
  any derivative is referenced: 
  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
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   None 
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   (c)        Attachments 

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

 
 Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)   NO 
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 Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)              NO 
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 (1): Date of disclosure:    26 March 2013 
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 (2): Contact name:          Tom O'Neill 
                              Slaughter and May 
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 (3): Telephone number       +44 (0)20 7600 1200 
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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

[1] Percentages may not add due to rounding.

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