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FORM 8.2

IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.2 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013

DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREES OR PARTIES ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THEM FOR NON-DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of entity dealing
Company dealt in
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)
Date of dealing

2. DEALINGS (Note 2)

(i)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale / Number of relevant securities / Price per unit (Note 3)

(ii)  Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

Product name,
e.g. CFD / Nature of transaction
(Note 4) / Number of relevant securities
(Note 5) / Price per unit
(Note 3)

(iii)  Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

(a)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,
e.g. call option / Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc. / Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 5) / Exercise price / Type, e.g. American, European etc. / Expiry date / Option money paid/received per unit (Note 3)

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(b)  Exercising

Product name,
e.g. call option / Number of securities / Exercise price per unit (Note 3)
Date of disclosure
Contact name
Telephone number
Name of offeree/offeror with which acting in concert
Specify category and nature of acting in concert status

Notes

•  See the definition of “relevant securities” in Rule 2.1 of Part A of the Rules.

•  See the definition of “dealing” in Rule 2.1 of Part A of the Rules.

•  For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.

•  If a long position has been increased or decreased as a result of the dealing, write “increased long” or “decreased long” respectively. If a short position has been increased or decreased as a result of the dealing, write “increased short” or “decreased short” respectively. If the dealing has not resulted in a long or short position being increased or reduced, give details of the variation or other dealing.

•  See Rule 2.6(d) of Part A of the Rules.

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Rules. If in doubt, consult the Panel.

References in these notes to “the Rules” are to the Irish Takeover Panel Act, 1997, Takeover Rules, 2013.