Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) (5079P)

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RNS Number : 5079P

GoldmanSachs International

04 October 2011

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:     (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL 
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     (b) Name of offeror/offeree in           AUTONOMY CORPORATION 
     relation to whose relevant securities     PLC 
     this form relates: Use a separate form 
     for each offeror/offeree 
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     (c) Name of the party to the offer       AUTONOMY CORPORATION 
      with which exempt principal trader       PLC 
      is connected: 
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     (d) Date dealing undertaken:             03 October 2011 
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     (e) Has the EPT previously disclosed,    NO 
      or is it today 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/    Total number    Highest price    Lowest price 
    relevant         sales      of securities      per unit        per unit 
    security                                     paid/received   paid/received 
---------------  -----------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------- 
 0.33p ordinary   Purchases            42,585      25.5000 GBP     25.4500 GBP 
---------------  -----------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------- 
 0.33p ordinary     Sales              14,207      25.5000 GBP     25.4500 GBP 
---------------  -----------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------- 
 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 
    Class of        Product       Nature of dealing     Number of    Price per 
    relevant       description          e.g.            reference       unit 
    security        e.g. CFD      opening/closing a     securities 
                                     long/short 
                                      position, 
                                 increasing/reducing 
                                    a long/short 
                                      position 
---------------  -------------  --------------------  ------------  ---------- 
 0.33p ordinary       CFD          Reducing a long             170     25.4876 
                                       position                            GBP 
---------------  -------------  --------------------  ------------  ---------- 
 0.33p ordinary       CFD          Reducing a long             334     25.4876 
                                       position                            GBP 
---------------  -------------  --------------------  ------------  ---------- 
 0.33p ordinary       CFD          Reducing a long             340     25.4825 
                                       position                            GBP 
---------------  -------------  --------------------  ------------  ---------- 
 0.33p ordinary       CFD          Reducing a long             412     25.4876 
                                       position                            GBP 
---------------  -------------  --------------------  ------------  ---------- 
 0.33p ordinary       CFD          Reducing a long             491     25.4859 
                                       position                            GBP 
---------------  -------------  --------------------  ------------  ---------- 
 0.33p ordinary       CFD          Closing a long              619     25.4911 
                                       position                            GBP 
---------------  -------------  --------------------  ------------  ---------- 
 0.33p ordinary       CFD          Reducing a long             672     25.4855 
                                       position                            GBP 
---------------  -------------  --------------------  ------------  ---------- 
 0.33p ordinary       CFD          Opening a short             786     25.4911 
                                       position                            GBP 
---------------  -------------  --------------------  ------------  ---------- 
 0.33p ordinary       CFD          Opening a short           1,010     25.4911 
                                       position                            GBP 
---------------  -------------  --------------------  ------------  ---------- 
 0.33p ordinary       CFD          Reducing a long           1,600     25.4851 
                                       position                            GBP 
---------------  -------------  --------------------  ------------  ---------- 
 0.33p ordinary       CFD          Reducing a long           1,709     25.4874 
                                       position                            GBP 
---------------  -------------  --------------------  ------------  ---------- 
 0.33p ordinary       CFD          Reducing a long           1,882     25.4865 
                                       position                            GBP 
---------------  -------------  --------------------  ------------  ---------- 
 0.33p ordinary       CFD          Reducing a long           2,400     25.4853 
                                       position                            GBP 
---------------  -------------  --------------------  ------------  ---------- 
 0.33p ordinary       CFD          Reducing a long           2,520     25.4851 
                                       position                            GBP 
---------------  -------------  --------------------  ------------  ---------- 
 0.33p ordinary       CFD          Reducing a long          17,470     25.4857 
                                       position                            GBP 
---------------  -------------  --------------------  ------------  ---------- 
 

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 
 Class of     Product      Writing,     Number of    Exercise   Type e.g.   Expiry    Option 
 relevant   description   purchasing,   securities    price     American,    date     money 
 security    e.g. call     selling,      to which      per      European              paid/ 
              option        varying       option       unit       etc.               received 
                             etc.        relates                                       per 
                                                                                       unit 
---------  ------------  ------------  -----------  ---------  ----------  -------  --------- 
 

(ii) Exercising

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

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

 
 Class of relevant    Nature of dealing    Details         Price per 
      security        e.g. subscription,              unit (if applicable) 
                          conversion 
------------------  --------------------  --------  ---------------------- 
 
 

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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 Date of disclosure:   04 October 2011 
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 Contact name:         Audrey Malone and Gill Teasdale 
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 Telephone number:     [phone] / +44(20) 
                        7051 1151 
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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 [e-mail]. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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