Rule 8.1- Astaire Group PLC

 

TIDMASTR 
 
RNS Number : 0283K 
Fairfax I.S. PLC 
12 April 2010 
 

 
                                                                           FORM 
8.1 
 
          DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES 
                  FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS 
                 (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code) 
 
 
1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
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| Name of person dealing (Note | Fairfax I.S. PLC                             | 
| 1)                           |                                              | 
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| Company dealt in             | Astaire Group PLC                            | 
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| Class of relevant security   | Ordinary Shares 0.1p                         | 
| to which the dealings being  |                                              | 
| disclosed relate (Note 2)    |                                              | 
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| Date of dealing              | 09 April 2010                                | 
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2.         INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE 
 
(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      | 150,178                                 0.072% |                       | 
|                              |                                                |                       | 
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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                        | 150,178                               0.072%   |                       | 
|                              |                                                |                       | 
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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      | 0                    |                       | 
|                              |                      |                       | 
+------------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ 
| (2) Derivatives (other than  | 0                    |                       | 
| options)                     |                      |                       | 
|                              |                      |                       | 
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| (3) Options and agreements   | 0                    |                       | 
| to purchase/sell             |                      |                       | 
|                              |                      |                       | 
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| Total                        | 0                    |                       | 
|                              |                      |                       | 
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(c)        Rights to subscribe (Note 3) 
 
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| Class of relevant security:  | Details                                      | 
|                              |                                              | 
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|                              |                                              | 
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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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| Purchase                | 10,000                 | 2.5 p                    | 
+-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
 
 
(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
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| Product      | Long/short     | Number of securities  | Price per unit      | 
| name,        | (Note 6)       | (Note 7)              | (Note 5)            | 
| e.g. CFD     |                |                       |                     | 
+--------------+----------------+-----------------------+---------------------+ 
|              |                |                       |                     | 
|              |                |                       |                     | 
+--------------+----------------+-----------------------+---------------------+ 
 
 
 
(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
+--------------+-------------+--------------+----------+-----------+--------+---------------+ 
| Product      | Writing,    | Number of    | Exercise | Type,     | Expiry | Option        | 
| name,        | selling,    | securities   | price    | e.g.      |        | money         | 
| e.g. call    | purchasing, | to which the |          | American, | date   | paid/received | 
| option       | varying     | option       |          | European  |        | per unit      | 
|              | etc.        | relates      |          | etc.      |        | (Note 5)      | 
|              |             | (Note 7)     |          |           |        |               | 
+--------------+-------------+--------------+----------+-----------+--------+---------------+ 
|              |             |              |          |           |        |               | 
+--------------+-------------+--------------+----------+-----------+--------+---------------+ 
 
 
(ii)        Exercising 
 
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| Product name, e.g. call | Number of securities   | Exercise price per unit  | 
| option                  |                        | (Note 5)                 | 
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|                         |                        |                          | 
|                         |                        |                          | 
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(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 
 
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| Nature of transaction   | Details                | Price per unit (if       | 
| (Note 8)                |                        | applicable) (Note 5)     | 
|                         |                        |                          | 
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|                         |                        |                          | 
|                         |                        |                          | 
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4.         OTHER INFORMATION 
 
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives 
 
 
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| 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.                                              | 
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO 
 
 
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| Date of disclosure                         | 12 April 2010                   | 
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| Contact name                               | ZANA KABASHI                    | 
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| Telephone number                           | 020 7598 4064                   | 
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| Name of offeree/offeror with which         | Astaire Group PLC               | 
| associated                                 |                                 | 
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| Specify category and nature of associate   | NOMAD & BROKER                  | 
| status (Note 10)                           |                                 | 
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Notes 
 
The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at 
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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