REG-Seymour Pierce Ltd.: EPT Disclosure

Released: 12/06/2009

 
EPT Disclosure   
           DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
                 WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS
                DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
                 (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)
1.         KEY INFORMATION
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| Name of exempt principal trader          | Seymour Pierce Limited |
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| Company dealt in                         | Hardide plc            |
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| Class of relevant security to which the  | Ordinary 1p Shares     |
| dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) |                        |
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| Date of dealing                          | 11.06.09               |
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2.         DEALINGS (Note 2)
(a)        Purchases and sales
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| Total number of          | Highest price paid | Lowest price paid |
| securities purchased     | (Note 3)           | (Note 3)          |
|                          |                    |                   |
|--------------------------+--------------------+-------------------|
|                          |                    |                   |
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| Total number of           | Highest price     | Lowest price      |
| securities sold           | received (Note 3) | received (Note 3) |
|                           |                   |                   |
|---------------------------+-------------------+-------------------|
| 10,000                    | 0.00475 GBP       | 0.00475 GBP       |
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(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)
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| Product  | Long/short (Note | Number of securities   | Price per  |
| name,    | 4)               | (Note 5)               | unit (Note |
| e.g. CFD |                  |                        | 3)         |
|----------+------------------+------------------------+------------|
|          |                  |                        |            |
|          |                  |                        |            |
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(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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|Product  |Writing,    |Number of          |Exercise|Type, e.g.|Expiry|Option money  |
|name,    |selling,    |securities to which|price   |American, |date  |paid/received |
|e.g. call|purchasing, |the option relates |        |European  |      |per unit (Note|
|option   |varying etc.|(Note 5)           |        |etc.      |      |3)            |
|         |            |                   |        |          |      |              |
|---------+------------+-------------------+--------+----------+------+--------------|
|         |            |                   |        |          |      |              |
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(ii)        Exercising
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| Product name, e.g. | Number of securities | Exercise price per    |
| call option        |                      | unit (Note 3)         |
|                    |                      |                       |
|--------------------+----------------------+-----------------------|
|                    |                      |                       |
|                    |                      |                       |
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3.         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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| Date of disclosure                           | 12.06.09          |
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| Contact name                                 | Lynette Patterson |
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| Telephone number                             | 020 7107 8033     |
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| Name of offeree/offeror with which connected | Hardide plc       |
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| Nature of connection (Note 6)                | Nomad and  Broker |
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Notes
The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's
website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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