Form 8.1 - Norkom Group plc

RNS Number : 6727Z
BAE SYSTEMS PLC
18 January 2011
 

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

Name of person dealing (Note 1)

BAE Systems plc, parent of BAE Systems (Holdings) Limited

Company dealt in

Norkom Group plc

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Ordinary Shares of €0.01 each

Date of dealing

18 January 2011

2.             INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS

(a)           Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)


Long

Short


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)

Class of relevant security:

Long

Short


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

Purchase/sale

Number of relevant securities

Price per unit (Note 5)

Purchase

1,839,250

€2.10

 

 

(b)           Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

Product Name e.g. CFD

Nature of transaction

(Note 6)

Number of relevant securities (Note 7)

Price per unit (Note 5)

N/A




 

(c)           Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

(i)             Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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)

N/A







 

(ii)            Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

N/A



 

(d)           Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)

Details

Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)

N/A





 

 

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.

None.

 

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

 


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