Rule 8.3 - (Eidos PLC)

 
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Rule 8.3 - (Eidos PLC) 
 
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FORM 8.3 
                        DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE 
                                             (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 
 
 
1.      KEY INFORMATION 
 
 Name of person dealing  (Note 1)                   Unicredit Group / Pioneer Investments Austria 
 Company dealt in                                   Eidos Plc 
 Class of relevant security to which the dealings   Ordinary Shares 
 being disclosed relate (Note 2) 
 Date of dealing                                    23h February 2009 
 
 
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) 
 
                                                                   Long                                  Short 
 
                                                    Number                               Number 
                                                    (%)                                  (%) 
 
 (1) Relevant securities                            907,445.000              0.344% 
 
 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 
 
 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 
 
 
 Total 
 
 
(b)     Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) 
 
 Class of relevant security:                                       Long                                  Short 
 
                                                    Number                               Number 
                                                    (%)                                  (%) 
 (1) Relevant securities 
 
 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 
 
 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 
 
 Total 
 
 
(c)     Rights to subscribe (Note 3) 
 
 Class of relevant security:                        Details 
 
 Ordinary Shares 
 
 
 
3.      DEALINGS (Note 4) 
 
(a)     Purchases and sales 
 
 Purchase/sale                              Number of securities                     Price per unit (Note 5) 
 
 Sell                                       27,349,341                               GBP 0.32 
 
 
 
 
(b)     Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
 Product name,           Long/short (Note 6)          Number of securities (Note 7)           Price per unit (Note 5) 
 e.g. CFD 
 
 
 
 
 
(c)     Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
 
(i)     Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
 Product name,           Writing,           Number of securities    Exercise    Type, e.g.       Expiry       Option money 
 e.g. call option        selling,           to which the option     price       American,        date         paid/received 
                         purchasing,        relates (Note 7)                    European etc.                 per unit (Note 
                         varying etc.                                                                         5) 
 
 
 
(ii)    Exercising 
 
 Product name, e.g. call option             Number of securities                     Exercise price per unit (Note 5) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(d)     Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 
 
 
 Nature of transaction (Note 8)             Details                                  Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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. 
 
 
 
 
 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                                YES/NO 
 
 
 Date of disclosure                                                       24th February 2009 
 Contact name                                                             Eduardo Monzon/ DUB.Compliance 
 Telephone number                                                         [phone] 
 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected         N/A 
 If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)                 N/A 
 
 
Notes 
 
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk 
 
 
 
UniCredit S.p.A.