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RNS Number : 9684O  
  
Evolution Securities  
  
17 March 2009  
  
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  
  
 
  Name of exempt principal trader                          EVOLUTION SECURITIES LTD    
  Company dealt in                                         NEWPORT NETWORKS GROUP PLC  
  Class of relevant security to which the dealings being   ORD                         
  disclosed relate(Note 1)                                                             
  Date of dealing                                          16/03/2009                  
  
  
2.    DEALINGS (Note 2)  
  
(a)    Purchases and sales  
  
 
  Total number of securities purchased    Highest price paid (Note 3)   Lowest price paid (Note 3)  
                                                                                                    
  1,214,316                               0.01 gbx                      0.01 gbx                    
                                                                                                    
  
  
 
  Total number of securities sold    Highest price received (Note 3)   Lowest price received (Note 3)  
                                                                                                       
  1,404,568                          0.03 gbx                          0.03 gbx                        
                                                                                                       
  
  
(b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options)  
  
 
  Product name,    Long/short (Note 4)   Number of securities (Note 5)   Price per unit (Note 3)  
  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                                                  5)                                                       price                                            date      paid/received per unit (Note 3)   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
  
  
(ii)    Exercising  
  
 
  Product name, e.g. call option   Number of securities   Exercise price per unit (Note 3)   
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
                                                                                             
  
  
3.    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.               
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               
  
  
 
  Date of disclosure                             17/03/2009                  
  Contact name                                   JAMIE RICHARDS              
  Telephone number                               020 7071 4421               
  Name of offeree/offeror with which connected   NEWPORT NETWORKS GROUP PLC  
  Nature of connection (Note 6)                  2                           
  
  
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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