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RNS Number : 5729C
K3 Business Technology Group PLC
02 May 2012
FORM 8 (DD)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER OR PERSON ACTING IN CONCERT (INCLUDING DEALINGS FOR THE ACCOUNT OF DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT CLIENTS)
Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Identity of the party to the offer or person acting in concert making the N A Makeham
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 securities this K3 Business Technology Group Plc
form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
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(d) Status of person making the disclosure: Person acting in concert with offeree
e.g. offeror, offeree, person acting in concert with the offeror/offeree
(specify name of
offeror/offeree)
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(e) Date dealing undertaken: 02/05/2012
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(f) Has the party previously disclosed, or is it today disclosing, under the NO
Code in respect
of any other party to this offer?
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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
Class of relevant security: 25p 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: 904,054 3.18 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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TOTAL: 904,054 3.18 Nil
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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 (including directors' and other executive options)
Class of relevant Scheme Number of securities to Exercise price per unit Expiry date
security which option relates
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Share options -
25p Ordinary Shares unapproved Scheme 50,000 62.5p 25/06/2013
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Share options -
unapproved
25p Ordinary Shares Scheme 60,000 100.0p 07/03/2014
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Share options -
unapproved
25p Ordinary Shares Scheme 50,000 94.0p 20/06/2015
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Share options -
25p Ordinary Shares unapproved Scheme 75,000 85.0p 02/09/2019
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Share options -
25p Ordinary Shares unapproved Scheme 100,000 117.5p 29/06/2020
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Share options - save as
25p Ordinary Shares you earn 12,626 118.8p 01/01/2016
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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.
3. DEALINGS BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit
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25p Ordinary Shares SIP purchase 68 GBP1.85
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Class of relevant Product description Nature of dealing Number of reference Price per unit
security e.g. CFD e.g. opening/closing a securities
long/short position,
increasing/reducing a
long/short position
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type Expiry date Option money
relevant description purchasing, securities price per e.g. paid/
security e.g. call selling, to which unit American, received per
option varying etc. option European unit
relates etc.
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(ii) Exercising
Class of relevant security Product description Number of securities Exercise price per unit
e.g. call option
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing Details Price per unit (if applicable)
e.g. subscription, conversion
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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 party to the offer or person acting in concert making the
disclosure and any other person:
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 or person acting in concert 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"
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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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Date of disclosure: 02/05/2012
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Contact name: Rebecca Smith
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Telephone number: 0161 876 4498
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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.
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