FORM 8.1(a)&(b)(i) IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1(a) AND (b)(i) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2007 (AS AMENDED) DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS 1. KEY INFORMATION |
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Name of person dealing (Note 1) |
BAE Systems plc, parent of BAE Systems (Holdings) Limited |
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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) |
Ordinary Shares of €0.01 each |
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Date of dealing |
18 January 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 (%) |
(1) Relevant securities |
18,000,000 (20.0%) |
N/A |
(2) Derivatives (other than options) |
N/A |
N/A |
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell |
N/A |
N/A |
Total |
18,000,000 (20.0%) |
N/A |
(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 (%) |
(1) Relevant securities |
N/A |
N/A |
(2) Derivatives (other than options) |
N/A |
N/A |
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell |
N/A |
N/A |
Total |
N/A |
N/A |
3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales |
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Purchase/sale |
Number of relevant securities |
Price per unit (Note 5) |
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Purchase |
1,839,250 |
€2.10 |
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions) |
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Product Name e.g. CFD |
Nature of transaction (Note 6) |
Number of relevant securities (Note 7) |
Price per unit (Note 5) |
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N/A |
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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Product name, e.g. CFG |
Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc. |
Number of securities to which the option (Note 7) |
Exercise price |
Type, e.g. American, European etc. |
Expiry date |
Option money paid/received per unit (Note 5) |
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N/A |
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(ii) Exercising |
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Product name, e.g. call option |
Number of securities |
Exercise price per unit (Note 5) |
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N/A |
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(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4) |
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Nature of transaction (Note 8) |
Details |
Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) |
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N/A |
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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 |
Date of disclosure |
18 January 2011 |
Contact name |
Sarah Turner |
Telephone number |
00 44 207 996 1000 |
Name of offeree/offeror with which associated |
BAE Systems (Holdings) Limited |
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) |
Financial Advisor |