REG-Mohammed Seedat Rule 8.3- Newport Networks Gr
Released: 18/02/2009

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RNS Number : 5380N  
  
Mohammed Seedat  
  
18 February 2009  
  
                                                                                 
                                 FORM 8.3        
  
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE   
  
(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)  
  
Amendment  
  
1.    KEY INFORMATION  
  
 
  Name of person dealing (Note 1)                          Mohammed Seedat         
  Company dealt in                                         Newport Networks Group  
  Class of relevant security to which the dealings being   Ordinary shares         
  disclosed relate(Note 2)                                                         
  Date of dealing                                          17 Feb 2009             
  
  
2.    INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE  
  
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant 
security dealt in (Note 3)  
  
 
                                                 Long            Short        
                                                                              
                                                 Number    (%)   Number  (%)  
                                                                              
  (1) Relevant securities                        38777001.2%                  
                                                                              
  (2) Derivatives (other than options)                                        
                                                                              
  (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell                                 
                                                                              
  Total                                                                       
                                                                              
  
  
(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                                                       
                                                                                
  (2) Derivatives (other than options)                                          
                                                                                
  (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell                                   
                                                                                
  Total                                                                         
                                                                                
  
  
(c)    Rights to subscribe (Note 3)  
  
 
  Class of relevant security:    Details  
                                          
                                          
  
  
3.    DEALINGS (Note 4)  
  
(a) Purchases and sales  
  
 
  Purchase/sale    Number of securities   Price per unit(Note 5)  
                                                                  
  Purchase         200000                 0.19                    
  Purchase         250000                 0.20                    
  Purchase         200000                 0.14                    
  Sale             900000                 0.10                    
  
  
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)  
  
 
  Product name,    Long/short (Note 6)   Number of securities(Note 7)   Price per unit (Note 5)  
  e.g. CFD                                                                                       
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                 
  
  
(c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities  
  
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying  
  
 
  Product name,        Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.   Number of securities to which the option relates (Note   Exercise    Type, e.g. American, European etc.   Expiry    Option money                      
  e.g. call option                                                  7)                                                       price                                            date      paid/received per unit (Note 5)   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  
  
(ii) Exercising  
  
 
  Product name, e.g. call option   Number of securities   Exercise price per unit (Note 5)   
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
  
  
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)  
  
 
  Nature of transaction (Note 8)    Details   Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 5)  
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
                                                                                      
  
  
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.               
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               
  
  
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)    YES/NO  
  
 
  Date of disclosure                                       18 Feb 2009      
  Contact name                                             Mohammed Seedat  
  Telephone number                                         01924 471383     
                                                           07868371495      
  If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which                    
  connected                                                                 
  If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note                      
  10)                                                                       
  
  
Notes  
  
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at 
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk  
  
 
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