EPT Disclosure

 

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RNS Number : 5771I 
Piper Jaffray Ltd 
15 March 2010 
 
                 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS 
            WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS 
                  BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY 
                      (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 
 
 
1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
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| Name of exempt principal     | Piper Jaffray Ltd.                           | 
| trader                       |                                              | 
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| Company dealt in             | Neuropharm Group plc                         | 
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| Class of relevant security   | Ord 10p                                      | 
| to which the dealings being  |                                              | 
| disclosed relate (Note 1)    |                                              | 
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| Date of dealing              | 12 March 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 2) 
 
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|                              |        Long          |                       Short                        | 
|                              |                      |                                                    | 
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|                              | Number               | Number                                             | 
|                              | (%)                  | (%)                                                | 
+------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------------------------------------+ 
| (1) Relevant securities      |                      | 121,127                                    0.38%   | 
|                              |                      |                                                    | 
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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                        |                      | 121,127                                    0.38%   | 
|                              |                      |                                                    | 
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(b)        Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, 
other than the class dealt in (Note 2) 
 
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| Class of relevant security:  |        Long          |        Short          | 
|                              |                      |                       | 
+------------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ 
|                              | Number               | Number                | 
|                              | (%)                  | (%)                   | 
+------------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ 
| (1) Relevant securities      |                      |                       | 
|                              |                      |                       | 
+------------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ 
| (2) Derivatives (other than  |                      |                       | 
| options)                     |                      |                       | 
|                              |                      |                       | 
+------------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ 
| (3) Options and agreements   |                      |                       | 
| to purchase/sell             |                      |                       | 
|                              |                      |                       | 
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| Total                        |                      |                       | 
|                              |                      |                       | 
+------------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ 
 
(c)        Rights to subscribe (Note 2) 
 
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| Class of relevant security:  | Details                                      | 
|                              |                                              | 
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|                              |                                              | 
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3.         DEALINGS (Note 3) 
 
(a)        Purchases and sales 
 
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| Purchase/sale           | Number of securities   | Price per unit (Note 4)  | 
|                         |                        |                          | 
+-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
| Buy                     | 5,903                  | 9.70p                    | 
+-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
| Buy                     | 3,475                  | 10.70p                   | 
+-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
| Sell                    | 45,000                 | 12.00p                   | 
+-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
 
 
(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
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| Product      | Long/short     | Number of securities  | Price per unit      | 
| name,        | (Note 5)       | (Note 6)              | (Note 4)            | 
| 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 4)      | 
|              |             | (Note 6)     |          |           |        |               | 
+--------------+-------------+--------------+----------+-----------+--------+---------------+ 
|              |             |              |          |           |        |               | 
+--------------+-------------+--------------+----------+-----------+--------+---------------+ 
 
 
(ii)        Exercising 
 
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| Product name, e.g. call | Number of securities   | Exercise price per unit  | 
| option                  |                        | (Note 4)                 | 
|                         |                        |                          | 
+-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
|                         |                        |                          | 
|                         |                        |                          | 
+-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
 
(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) 
 
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| Nature of transaction   | Details                | Price per unit (if       | 
| (Note 7)                |                        | applicable) (Note 4)     | 
|                         |                        |                          | 
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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 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO 
 
 
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| Date of disclosure                         | 15 March 2010                   | 
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| Contact name                               | Norman Gould                    | 
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| Telephone number                           | 020 3142 8780                   | 
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| Name of offeree/offeror with which         | Neuropharm Group plc            | 
| connected                                  |                                 | 
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| Nature of connection (Note 9)              | Adviser and broker              | 
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Notes 
 
The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at 
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk 
 
 
 
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            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
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