28 Aug 2012 07:00
FORM 38.5
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
Disclosure Under Rule 38.5 of the Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997,
Takeover Rules, 2007 (As Amended)
Dealings by Connected Exempt Market-Makers
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of exempt market-maker | J&E Davy |
Company dealt in | Abbey Plc |
| Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) | Ordinary Shares |
| Date of dealing | 24 August 2012 |
2. DEALINGS (Note 2)
(a) Purchases and sales
Total number of relevant securities acquired
| Highest price paid (Note 3) | Lowest price paid (Note 3) |
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Total number of securities disposed
| Highest price received (Note 3) | Lowest price received (Note 3) |
2400 | €6.65 | €6.65 |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than option transactions)
Product name, e.g. CFD | Nature of transaction (Note 4) | Number of relevant securities (Note 5) | Price per unit (Note 3) |
N/A |
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities
(i) 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) |
N/A |
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call option | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (Note 3)
|
N/A |
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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. |
None
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| Date of disclosure | 27 August 2012 |
| Contact name | Paul Murphy |
| Telephone number | 01-6149009 |
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected | Abbey Plc |
| Nature of connection (Note 6) | Concert party to Offeree |