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RNS Number : 9616N
Arcadis NV
31 July 2014 
 
AMENDMENT 
 
THIS FORM REPLACES FORM RNS NUMBER: 9341N AND FORM RNS NUMBER: 9350N 
 
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 disclosure:                                                                                               ARCADIS UK Investments B.V.  
 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):     The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient  N/A                          
 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:     Use a separate form for each party to the offer                 Hyder Consulting PLC         
 (d) Is the party to the offer making the disclosure the offeror or the offeree?                                                                             Offeror                      
 (e) Date position held:                                                                                                                                     30 July 2014                 
 (f)  Has the party previously disclosed, or is it today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer?                             No                           
 
 
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:                       10 pence ordinary shares  
                                                   Interests                 Short positions  
 Number                                            %                         Number           %    
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:  Nil                                        Nil    
 (2) Derivatives (other than options):             Nil                                        Nil    
 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:      Nil                                        Nil    
 TOTAL:                                            Nil                                        Nil    
 
 
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  
 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  N/A  
 
 
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):                                                              
 Irrevocable Undertakings from Hyder Consulting PLC Directors (and, where relevant, their spouses)   Name Number of Hyder Consulting PLC ordinary shares % of Hyder Consulting PLC ordinary shares in issue                                                       
 (as at 30 July 2014) Sir Alan Thomas 209,557 0.54 Lady Thomas (Angela) 667,223 1.71 Ivor Catto 7,132 0.02 Mary-Anne Catto 163,515 0.42 Russell Down 45,000 0.12 Jeffrey Hume 10,000 0.03 Paul Withers 50,000 0.13 Kevin Taylor 7,490 0.02 TOTAL 1,159,917 2.98   
 Letters of Intent   Name Number of Hyder Consulting PLC ordinary shares % of Hyder Consulting PLC ordinary shares in issue                                                                                                                                       
 (as at 30 July 2014) Aberforth Partners LLP 3,065,940 7.88 T. Rowe Price International Ltd. 1,897,673 4.88 TOTAL 4,963,613 12.76                                                                                                                                 
 
 
Name 
 
Number of Hyder Consulting PLC ordinary shares 
 
% of Hyder Consulting PLC ordinary shares in issue
(as at 30 July 2014) 
 
Sir Alan Thomas 
 
209,557 
 
0.54 
 
Lady Thomas (Angela) 
 
667,223 
 
1.71 
 
Ivor Catto 
 
7,132 
 
0.02 
 
Mary-Anne Catto 
 
163,515 
 
0.42 
 
Russell Down 
 
45,000 
 
0.12 
 
Jeffrey Hume 
 
10,000 
 
0.03 
 
Paul Withers 
 
50,000 
 
0.13 
 
Kevin Taylor 
 
7,490 
 
0.02 
 
TOTAL 
 
1,159,917 
 
2.98 
 
Letters of Intent 
 
 Name                              Number of Hyder Consulting PLC ordinary shares  % of Hyder Consulting PLC ordinary shares in issue  
                                                                                   (as at 30 July 2014)                                
 Aberforth Partners LLP            3,065,940                                       7.88                                                
 T. Rowe Price International Ltd.  1,897,673                                       4.88                                                
 TOTAL                             4,963,613                                       12.76                                               
 
 
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:  
 
 
 Class of relevant security:                       10 pence ordinary shares  
                                                   Interests                 Short positions  
 Number                                            %                         Number           %    
 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:  Nil                                        Nil    
 (2) Derivatives (other than options):             Nil                                        Nil    
 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:      Nil                                        Nil    
 TOTAL:                                            Nil                                        Nil    
 
 
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"  
 None                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 
 
(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"  
 None                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 
(c)        Attachments 
 
Are any Supplemental Forms attached? 
 
 Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)  NO  
 Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)             NO  
 
 
 (1)        Date of disclosure:  31 July 2014          
 (2)        Contact name:        James Pincus (HSBC)   
 (3)        Telephone number:    +44 (0) 207 991 8888  
 
 
(3)        Telephone number: 
 
+44 (0) 207 991 8888 
 
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. 
 
CE  522923916 
 
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