ABERFORTH PARTNERS LLP - Form 8.3 [Chemring Group plc]

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

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

Class of relevant security:    Ordinary Shares                               
                                                                             
                               Interests                 Short positions       
                                                                             
                               Number            %       Number           %    
                                                                             

(1) Relevant securities owned  3,270,000         1.69    0                0.0  

and/or controlled:                                                           
                                                                             
(2) Derivatives (other than                                                  
options):                                                                    
                                                                             
(3) Options and agreements to                                                
purchase/sell:                                                               
                                                                             
TOTAL:                         3,270,000*        1.69*   0                0.0  

*Of this total holding, voting rights are held over 2,729,400shares (1.41%)

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).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other executive options)

Class of relevant security in         N/A                                    
relation to which subscription right                                         
exists:                                                                      
                                                                             
Details, including nature of the      N/A                                    
rights concerned and relevant                                                
percentages:                                                                 

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.

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Purchases and sales

 Class of relevant    Purchase/sale         Number of        Price per unit  
     security                              securities                        
                                                                             
N/A- Opening                                                                 
Disclosure                                                                   

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

   Class of      Product      Nature of dealing     Number of     Price per  
   relevant    description                          reference       unit     
   security                 e.g. opening/closing a  securities               
                 e.g. CFD    long/short position,                            
                            increasing/reducing a                            
                             long/short position                             
                                                                             
N/A                                                                          

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type Expiry Option relevant description purchasing, securities price

              date    money  
security  e.g. call   selling,    to which  per unit   e.g.             paid/  

           option      varying     option            American,         received
                        etc.      relates            European          per unit
                                                       etc.                    
                                                                               
N/A                                                                            

(ii) Exercising

 Class of relevant       Product            Number of      Exercise price per
     security          description         securities             unit       
                                                                             
                     e.g. call option                                        
                                                                             
N/A                                                                          

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant Nature of dealing Details Price per unit

    security                                                 (if applicable) 
                     e.g. subscription,                                      
                         conversion                                          
                                                                             
N/A                                                                          

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

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 person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

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 person making the disclosure 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

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?           Y/N NO         

Date of disclosure:                    08 November 2012                        
                                                                             
Contact name:                          Pauline Robson, for Aberforth Partners
                                       LLP                                   
                                                                             
Telephone number:                      0131 220 0733                         

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