TIDMFDMG
RNS Number : 2804C
Rex Harbour
10 November 2009
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FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
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| Name of person dealing (Note 1) | Rex Harbour |
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| Company dealt in | FDM Group PLC |
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| Class of relevant security to | Ord |
| which the dealings being disclosed | |
| relate (Note 2) | |
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| Date of dealing | 09/11/2009 |
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2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
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| (a) | Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security |
| | dealt in (Note 3) |
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| | Long | Short |
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| | Number | (%) | Number | (%) |
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| (1) Relevant securities | 932,827 | 4.02% | | |
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| (2) Derivatives (other than options) | | | | |
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| (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell | 2,000,000 | 8.61% | | |
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| Total | 2,932,827 | 12.64% | | |
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| (b) | Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the |
| | class dealt in (Note 3) |
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| Class of relevant security: | Long | Short |
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| | Number | (%) | Number | (%) |
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| (1) Relevant securities | | | | |
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| (2) Derivatives (other than options) | | | | |
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| (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell | | | | |
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| Total | | | | |
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(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
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| Class of relevant security: | Details |
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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
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| Purchase/sale | Number of securities | Price per unit (Note 5) |
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
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| Product name, | Long/short (Note | Number of securities (Note | Price per unit (Note 5) |
| e.g. CFD | 6) | 7) | |
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| | | | |
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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| Product | Writing, | Number of | Exercise | Type, e.g. | Expiry | Option |
| name, e.g. | selling, | securities to | price | American, | date | money |
| call option | purchasing, | which the | | European | | paid/received |
| | varying etc. | option | | etc. | | per unit |
| | | relates | | | | (Note |
| | | (Note 7) | | | | 5) |
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+-----------------+--------------+-----------------+----------+------------+---------+---------------+
(ii) Exercising
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| Product name, e.g. call | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (Note |
| option | | 5) |
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(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
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| Nature of transaction (Note | Details | Price per unit (if |
| 8) | | applicable) (Note 5) |
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| Conditional acquisition | Agreement to acquire | 135p |
| Agreement | 2,000,000 ordinary shares | |
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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.
Rex Harbour has entered into 2 separate agreements each dated 9 Nov 2009 to
acquired, either in his own name or through a nominee, 2,000,000 ordinary shares
in FDM Group plc (FDM) conditional upon:
a) (i) the conditions contained in irrevocable undertakings entered into by
the relevant sellers failing to be satisfied,
or (ii) where they
are satisfied, the offer by Astra 5.0 Limited (Astra) lapsing by not later than
60 days from the
date that offer was made;
b) a higher
offer not being made before the later of 1 December 2009 or, where an offer is
made by Astra, the date
that offer lapses;
c) no material adverse event happening in respect of FDM.
Completion
is to occur 5 days after satisfaction of the relevant conditions.
The
current shareholding in FDM is held through concert parties of Rex Harbour,
being;
1) City Securities One: 215,000
2) City Securities Limited Seven: 154,500
3) S.G. and L.R. Denison-Smith;
169,346
4) Metropolis International Group; 154,981
5) Vevlan Gard As:
239,500
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note | NO |
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| Date of disclosure | 10/11/2009 |
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| Contact name | James Wilkinson (Reed Smith LLP) |
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| Telephone number | 020 3116 3639 |
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| If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with | |
| which connected | |
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| If a connected EFM, state nature of connection | |
| (Note 10) | |
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Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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