Rule 8.3 - Research Now PLC

 
TIDMRNOW 
 

  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)                     Trafalgar Asset Managers 
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Company dealt in                                   Research Now PLC 
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Class of relevant security to which the dealings   Ordinary Shares 
being disclosed  relate(Note 2) 
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Date of dealing                                    30 November 2009 
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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 3) 
 
                                              Long            Short 
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                                              Number   (%)    Number  (%) 
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(1) Relevant securities 
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)          227,500  1.20% 
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(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 
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Total                                         227,500  1.20% 
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  (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 
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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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  (c)Rights to subscribe (Note 3) 
 
Class of relevant security:   Details 
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  3.DEALINGS (Note 4) 
 

  (a)Purchases and sales 
 
Purchase/sale   Number of securities  Price per unit(Note 5) 
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  (b)Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
Product name,   Long/short(Note 6)  Number              Price per unit(Note 
e.g. CFD                            of securities(Note  5) 
                                    7) 
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CFD             Long                22,500              4.2242 GBP/Unit 
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  (c)Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
 

  (i)Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
Product     Writing,      Number        Exercise  Type,      Expiry  Option 
name,       selling,      of            price     e.g.       date    money 
e.g. call   purchasing,   securities              American,          paid/received 
option      varying etc.  to which                European           per 
                          the                     etc.               unit 
                          option                                     (Note 
                          relates(Note                               5) 
                          7) 
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  (ii)Exercising 
 
Product name, e.g. call option   Number of securities  Exercise price per 
                                                       unit(Note 5) 
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  (d)Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 
 
Nature of transaction(Note 8)    Details  Price per unit (if 
                                          applicable)(Note 
                                          5) 
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  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. 
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  Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO 
 
Date of disclosure                                        01 December 2009 
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Contact name                                              Fabio Correia 
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Telephone number                                          0207 534 6016 
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If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror               N/A 
with which connected 
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If a connected EFM, state nature of connection(Note 10)   N/A 
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  Notes 
 

  The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk