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22 Oct 2010 11:45
FORM 8.3
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Identity of the person whose positions/dealings are being disclosed: | (i) 3i GROUP PLC
(ii) 3i PLC
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(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient | 3i Group plc is the ultimate owner and controller of the interests of 3i plc at (ii) above (namely 22,500 A Ordinary £1 shares).
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(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree | SONATEST NDE PLC |
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree: | |
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 22/10/2010 |
(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are they today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer? | NO |
2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)
Class of relevant security:
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| Interests | Short positions | ||
Number | % | Number | % | |
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled: | (i) 6,000 Ordinary £1
(ii) 22,500 A Ordinary £1 | 5.502% of the Ords., representing 4.561% of the entire issued share capital.
100% of the A Ords., representing 17.105% of the entire issued share capital. |
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(2) Derivatives (other than options): | ||||
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell: | ||||
TOTAL: |
(i) 6,000 Ordinary £1
(ii) 22,500 A Ordinary £1 |
5.502% of the Ords., representing 4.561% of the entire issued share capital.
100% of the A Ords., representing 17.105% of the entire issued share capital. | ||
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).
(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other executive options)
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: | |
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: |
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant security | Purchase/sale
| Number of securities | Price per unit |
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. CFD | Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position | Number of reference securities | Price per unit |
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. | Number of securities to which option relates | Exercise price per unit | Type e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | Option money paid/ received per unit |
(ii) Exercising
Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit |
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
Class of relevant security | Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) |
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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(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
4. 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 person 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" |
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 person 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" |
NONE
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(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO |
| Date of disclosure: | 22 October 2010 |
| Contact name: | Toby Vero |
| Telephone number: | 0207 975 3225 |