Rule 8.1- (Xploite plc) - Replacement

 

TIDMXPT TIDMAVI 
 
RNS Number : 0621K 
Xploite PLC 
12 April 2010 
 

RULE 8 AMENDMENT 
 
The 'Rule 8.1 - Xploite plc' announcement released on 12/04/2010 at 13.36 under 
RNS No 0390K has been amended. 
 
Amendments are identified with an asterisk (*). 
 
The full amended text is shown below. 
 
 
                                                                        FORM 8.1 
 
          DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES 
                  FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS 
      (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 
 
 
1...KEY INFORMATION 
 
+------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
| Name of person dealing (Note | Ian Smith (Chief Executive)                  | 
| 1)                           |                                              | 
+------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
| Company dealt in             | Xploite plc                                  | 
+------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
| Class of relevant security   | 10p Ordinary                                 | 
| to which the dealings being  |                                              | 
| disclosed relate (Note 2)    |                                              | 
+------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
| Date of dealing              | 09/04/10                                     | 
+------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
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  |      | 
+-----------------------------------------+-----------+-------+--------+------+ 
|                                         | Number    | (%)   | Number | (%)  | 
|                                         |           |       |        |      | 
+-----------------------------------------+-----------+-------+--------+------+ 
| (1) Relevant securities                 | 4,070,575 | 18.7% | -      | -    | 
+-----------------------------------------+-----------+-------+--------+------+ 
| (2) Derivatives (other than options)    | -         | -     | -      | -    | 
+-----------------------------------------+-----------+-------+--------+------+ 
| (3) Options and agreements to           | -         | -     | -      | -    | 
| purchase/sell*                          |           |       |        |      | 
+-----------------------------------------+-----------+-------+--------+------+ 
| Total                                   | 4,070,575 | 18.7% | -      | -    | 
+-----------------------------------------+-----------+-------+--------+------+ 
 
+-----+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| (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  |     | 
+----------------------------------------+--------+------+--------+-----+ 
|                                        | Number | (%)  | Number | (%) | 
+----------------------------------------+--------+------+--------+-----+ 
| (1) Relevant securities                | -      | -    | -      | -   | 
+----------------------------------------+--------+------+--------+-----+ 
| (2) Derivatives (other than options)   | -      | -    | -      | -   | 
+----------------------------------------+--------+------+--------+-----+ 
| (3) Options and agreements to          | -      | -    | -      | -   | 
| purchase/sell                          |        |      |        |     | 
+----------------------------------------+--------+------+--------+-----+ 
| Total                                  | -      | -    | -      | -   | 
+----------------------------------------+--------+------+--------+-----+ 
 
(c)..Rights to subscribe (Note 3)* 
 
+--------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
| Class of relevant        | Details                                      | 
| security:                |                                              | 
+--------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
| Ordinary Shares of 10p   | Call Option ('A' Options), which shall       | 
| each                     | expire on 19 March 2017, are held in respect | 
|                          | of 344,828 ordinary shares at an exercise    | 
|                          | price of 29p upon satisfaction of a share    | 
|                          | price performance condition of 58p.          | 
+--------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
3...DEALINGS (Note 4) 
 
(a)..Purchases and sales 
 
+-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
| Purchase/sale           | Number of securities   | Price per unit (Note 5)  | 
+-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
| Purchase                | 220,513                | 36p                      | 
+-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
 
 
(b)..Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
+--------------+----------------+-----------------------+---------------------+ 
| Product      | Long/short     | Number of securities  | Price per unit      | 
| name,        | (Note 6)       | (Note 7)              | (Note 5)            | 
| e.g. CFD     |                |                       |                     | 
+--------------+----------------+-----------------------+---------------------+ 
|              |                | n/a                   |                     | 
+--------------+----------------+-----------------------+---------------------+ 
 
(c)..Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
(i)..Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
+-----------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+--------+---------------+ 
| Product   | Writing,    | Number     | Exercise | Type,     | Expiry | Option        | 
| name,e.g. | selling,    | of         | price    | e.g.      | date   | money         | 
| call      | purchasing, | securities |          | American, |        | paid/received | 
| option    | varying     | to         |          | European  |        | per unit      | 
|           | etc.        | which the  |          | etc.      |        | (Note 5)      | 
|           |             | option     |          |           |        |               | 
|           |             | relates    |          |           |        |               | 
|           |             | (Note 7)   |          |           |        |               | 
+-----------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+--------+---------------+ 
|           |             | n/a        |          |           |        |               | 
+-----------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+--------+---------------+ 
 
(ii)..Exercising 
 
+-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
| Product name, e.g. call | Number of securities   | Exercise price per unit  | 
| option                  |                        | (Note 5)                 | 
+-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
|                         | n/a                    |                          | 
+-------------------------+------------------------+--------------------------+ 
 
(d)..Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 
 
+---------------------+-----------------+------------------------+ 
| Nature of           | Details         | Price per unit (if     | 
| transaction (Note   |                 | applicable) (Note 5)   | 
| 8)                  |                 |                        | 
+---------------------+-----------------+------------------------+ 
|                     | n/a             |                        | 
+---------------------+-----------------+------------------------+ 
 
4...OTHER INFORMATION 
 
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives 
 
Further details of the rights to subscribe referred to above are available in 
the Scheme Document which is available in the investor relations section of the 
company's website: http://www.xploite.co.uk/investors/recommended-proposal.php 
 
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)........ NO 
 
+------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ 
| Date of disclosure                                         | 12 April 2010            | 
+------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ 
| Contact name                                               | Ian Smith                | 
+------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ 
| Telephone number                                           | [phone]     | 
+------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ 
| Name of offeree/offeror with which associated              | Xploite plc              | 
+------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ 
| Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)  | Director of Xploite plc  | 
+------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ 
 
Notes 
The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at 
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk 
 
This information is provided by RNS 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
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