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FORM 8.1(a)&(b)(i)
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1(a)&(b)(i) OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2007 (AS AMENDED)
DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
1. KEY INFORMATION
| Name of person dealing (Note 1) | BTG Absolute Return Master Fund LP |
| Company dealt in | EcoSecurities Group PLC |
| Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) | Ordinary Shares |
| Date of dealing | 16-July-09 |
2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)
| Long | Short | |||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |
| (1) Relevant Securities | 2,498,840 | 2.11 | ||
| (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)
| Long | Short | |||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |
| (1) Relevant Securities | ||||
| (2) Derivatives (other than options) | ||||
| (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell | ||||
| Total |
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
| Purchases/sale | Number of relevant securities | Price per unit (Note 5) |
| Purchase | 250,000 | 77 pence |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)
| Product name, e.g. CFD | Nature of transaction (Note 6) | Number of relevant securities (Note 7) | Price per unit (Note 5) |
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing 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 7) | Exercise Price | Type, e.g. American, European etc. | Expiry date | Option money 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 transactions in respect of 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. |
| None |
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) | No |
| Date of disclosure | 17 July 2009 |
| Contact name | Patrick O'Reilly |
| Telephone number | +55 11 2526 9902 |
| Name of offeree/offeror with which associated | Guanabara Holdings B.V. |
| Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) | BTG Absolute Return Master Fund LP is an associated company of BTG Carbon Luxembourg Sarl (BTG Lux) and BTG Lux, as a 50% owner of the issued share capital of Guanabara Holdings BV (the Offeror) is an associate of the Offeror. BTG Absolute Return Master Fund LP is an associate of the Offeror for the purposes of Rule 2.2(b). |