Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) (5453D)

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RNS Number : 5453D

GoldmanSachs International

24 March 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           NORTHERN FOODS PLC 
     relation to whose relevant securities 
     this form relates: Use a separate form 
     for each offeror/offeree 
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     (c) Name of the party to the offer       BOPARAN HOLDINGS LIMITED 
      with which exempt principal trader 
      is connected: 
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     (d) Date dealing undertaken:             23 March 2011 
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     (e) Has the EPT previously disclosed,    YES - disclosed previously 
      or is it today disclosing, under         for GREENCORE GROUP PLC 
      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 
-------------  -----------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------- 
 25p ordinary   Purchases             8,200       0.7275 GBP        0.7275 GBP 
-------------  -----------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------- 
 25p ordinary     Sales               8,200       0.7275 GBP        0.7275 GBP 
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 
 Class of      Product         Nature of dealing       Number of    Price per 
  relevant    description     e.g. opening/closing     reference       unit 
  security     e.g. CFD      a long/short position,    securities 
                              increasing/reducing 
                             a long/short position 
----------  -------------  ------------------------  ------------  ---------- 
 

(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 
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(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 
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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:   24 March 2011 
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 Contact name:         Robert Horton and Shannon Sutherland 
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 Telephone number:     [phone] / +44(20) 
                        7774 6249 
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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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