F&C Asset Management PLC Form 8.3 - [Norkom Group] (8115A)

TIDMFCAM TIDMNORK

RNS Number : 8115A

F&C Asset Management PLC

07 February 2011

 
                                 FORM 8.3 
                           IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL 
              DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER 
            PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2007 (AS AMENDED) 
              DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT 
                    SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE 
                            1. KEY INFORMATION 
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Name of person dealing 
 (Note 1)                     F&C Asset Management plc 
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Company dealt in              Norkom Group PLC 
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Class of relevant security 
 to which the dealings 
 being disclosed relate 
 (Note 2)                     EUR0.01 ordinary shares 
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Date of dealing               04 February 2011 
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         2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS 
          (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       2,029,758 (2.25%) 
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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                         2,029758 (2.25%) 
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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 
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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                         - 
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                                                   1 February 2009 
 
 
3. DEALINGS (Note 4) 
 (a) Purchases and sales 
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                         Number of relevant               Price per unit 
Purchase/sale            securities                        (Note 5) 
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Sales             165,497                             EUR 2.08100 
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options 
 transactions) 
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Product          Nature of     Number of relevant                 Price per 
 name, e.g.       transaction   securities                         unit 
 CFD              (Note 6)      (Note 7)                           (Note 5) 
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- 
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing 
 relevant securities 
 (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
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Product         Writing,       Number of    Exercise  Type,      Expiry  Option money 
 name, e.g.     selling,       securities    price    e.g.       date    paid/received 
 call option    purchasing,    to which               American,          per unit 
                varying        the option             European           (Note 5) 
                etc.           relates                etc. 
                               (Note 7) 
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- 
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(ii) Exercising 
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Product name,            Number of securities             Exercise price 
 e.g. call                                                 per unit (Note 
 option                                                    5) 
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- 
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(d) Other dealings (including transactions in 
 respect of new securities) (Note 4) 
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Nature of                Details                          Price per unit 
 transaction                                               (if applicable) 
 (Note 8)                                                  (Note 5) 
================  ==================================  ================================ 
- 
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                                                                       1 February 2009 
 
 
 
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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None 
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO 
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Date of disclosure                  07 February 2011 
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Contact name                        Peter Fraser 
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Telephone number                    (44) 131 718 1051 
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If a connected EFM, name            - 
 of offeree/offeror with 
 which connected 
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If a connected EFM, state           - 
 nature of connection (Note 
 10) 
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                                         1 February 2009 
 

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