Hmv Group Regulatory News (HMV)

22 Feb 2006 07:00

Brandes Investment Partners L.P.22 February 2006 FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. on behalf of its discretionary clientsCompany dealt in HMV Group PlcClass of relevant security to Ordinary shareswhich the dealings beingdisclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing February 15, 2006 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 37,066,775 ordinary shares (9.24%) (2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) (3) Options and agreements topurchase/sell Total 37,066,775 ordinary shares (9.24%) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other thanoptions) (3) Options and agreements topurchase/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) Sale 2,060 US$3.28 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note Number of securities Price per unit (Note 6) (Note 7) 5)e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Option selling, securities to e.g. moneye.g. call purchasing, which the price American, dateoption varying option relates European paid/ etc. (Note 7) etc. received per unit (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unitoption (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if(Note 8) applicable) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between theperson disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of anyrelevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relatingto the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevantsecurities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced.If none, this should be stated. As far as lies within our knowledge, there are no agreements, arrangementsor understandings between Brandes Investment Partners, L.P. and any otherperson relating to the voting rights referred to on this form. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure February 21, 2006 Contact name Carla V. Foulkes Telephone number 858-523-3645 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offerorwith which connectedIf a connected EFM, state nature ofconnection (Note 10) Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange