Rule 38.5 Norkom

 
TIDMNORK 
 
 

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Form 38.5

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 38.5 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997,

TAKEOVER RULES, 2007 (AS AMENDED)

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT MARKET-MAKERS

1KEY INFORMATION

 
Name of exempt market-maker                        Goodbody Stockbrokers 
Company dealt in                                   Norkom Group plc 
Class of relevant security to which the dealings   Ord EUR0.01 
being disclosed  relate(Note 1) 
Date of dealing                                    8 February 2011 
 
 

2DEALINGS (Note 2)

(a) Purchases and sales

 
Total number of relevant   Highest price paid  Lowest price paid (Note 3) 
securities acquired        (Note 3) 
24,651                     EUR2.08               EUR2.08 
 
 
Total number of relevant   Highest price received  Lowest price received 
securities disposed        (Note 3)                (Note 3) 
-                          -                       - 
 
 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

 
Product name,   Nature of transaction  Number of relevant  Price per unit 
                                       securities 
e.g. CFD        (Note 4)               (Note 5)            (Note 3) 
 
 

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 
Product   Writing,      Number      Exercise  Type,      Expiry date  Option 
name,     selling,      of          price     e.g.                    money 
e.g.      purchasing,   securities            American,               paid/received 
call      varying etc.  to which              European                per unit 
option                  the                   etc.                    (Note 3) 
                        option 
                        relates 
                        (Note 5) 
 
 

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(ii) Exercising

 
Product name, e.g. call option   Number of securities  Exercise price per 
                                                       unit (Note 3) 
 
 

3. 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 or any relevant 
securities under any option referred  to on 
this form 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. 
None 
 
 
Date of disclosure                             9 February 2011 
Contact name                                   Michelle McNamara 
Telephone number                               01 6419283 
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected   Norkom Group plc 
Specify category and nature of                 Advisor to the offeree 
associate status (Note 6) 
 
 

NOTES ON FORM 38.5

1 See the definition of "relevant securities" in Rule 2.1 of Part A ofthe Rules.

2 See the definition of "dealing" in Rule 2.1 of Part A ofthe Rules.

3 For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

4 If a long position has been increased or decreased as a result of the dealing, write

"increased long" or "decreased long" respectively. If a short position has been

increased or decreased as a result of the dealing, write "increased short" or

"decreased short" respectively. If the dealing has not resulted in a long or short

position being increased or reduced, give details of the variation or other dealing.

5 See Rule 2.7(d) of Part A of the Rules.

6 See the definition of "connected market-maker" in Rule 2.3 of Part A of the Rules.

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rules 8 and 38.5 of the Rules.

If in doubt, consult the Panel.

References in these notes to "the Rules" are to the Irish Takeover Panel Act, 1997, Takeover Rules, 2007 (as amended).