TIDMSGR TIDMEPO 
 
 
   FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI) 
 
   PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED 
INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY 
 
   Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 
 
   1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 
 
 
(a) Name of exempt principal trader:                       Shore Capital 
                                                           Stockbrokers Ltd 
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(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant  Earthport plc 
 securities this form relates: 
 Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
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(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt       Earthport plc 
 principal trader is connected: 
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(d) Date dealing undertaken:                               09 January 2019 
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(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today       No 
 disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other 
 party to this offer? 
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   2.         DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER 
 
   (a)        Purchases and sales 
 
 
 
 
   Class of     Purchases/ sales   Total number   Highest price  Lowest price 
   relevant                       of securities     per unit       per unit 
   security                                       paid/received  paid/received 
--------------  ----------------  --------------  -------------  ------------- 
Ordinary        Purchases         63888           28.0001p       28.0001p 
--------------  ----------------  --------------  -------------  ------------- 
Ordinary        Sales             63888           28p            28p 
--------------  ----------------  --------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 
   (b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
 
 
 
Class of  Product description                         Nature of dealing                          Number of   Price 
relevant        e.g. CFD        e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing  reference    per 
security                                             a long/short position                       securities  unit 
--------  -------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------  ----------  ----- 
 
 
 
   (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     e.g. American, European etc.   date    money 
security   e.g. call    selling,     to which     per                                             paid/ 
            option       varying      option      unit                                           received 
                          etc.       relates                                                       per 
                                                                                                   unit 
--------  -----------  -----------  ----------  --------  -----------------------------  ------  -------- 
 
 
 
   (ii)        Exercising 
 
 
 
 
Class of relevant  Product description      Number of       Exercise price per 
    security         e.g. call option       securities             unit 
-----------------  -------------------  ------------------  ------------------ 
 
 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 
 
 
Class of relevant         Nature of dealing         Details   Price per unit 
     security        e.g. subscription, conversion            (if applicable) 
------------------  ------------------------------  -------  ----------------- 
 
 
 
   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(b), copy table 2(a), (b), 
(c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant 
security dealt in. 
 
   3.         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 
 exempt principal trader 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" 
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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 exempt principal trader 
 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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  10/01/2019 
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  Oliver Eker 
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 0207 468 7992 
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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 
https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=Hd6kdGFT4BnUoE92rCUqlhdtRO_noeNfjPHemyCaofEw6RnvqILni6_845kLlVl0ZfEoTGx9CqZnhOiKnHI6ovamC0fAtfotD9lCRZHzCzOHuJoGywVvbPjb8P6tHVdG 
.  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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