EPT Disclosure SPI Lasers
FORM 38.5(a)
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 | Panmure Gordon (UK)
Limited |
| Company dealt in | SPI LASERS |
Class of relevant security
to which the dealings
being disclosed relate
(Note 1) | Ordinary Shares |
| Date of dealing | 25th September 2008 |
2. DEALINGS (Note 2)
(a) Purchases and sales
Total number of
securities
purchased | Highest
price paid
(Note 3) | Lowest
price paid
(Note 3) |
| 669,920 | 40p | 37p |
Total number of
securities
sold | Highest price
received
(Note 3) | Lowest price
received
(Note 3) |
| 660,000 | 40p | 40p |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product
name, | Long/short | Number of
securities | Price per
unit |
| e.g. CFD | (Note 4) | (Note 5) | (Note 3) |
(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 5) | Exercise price | type, e.g. American, European etc. | expiry date | option money 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 | 26th September 2008 |
| Contact name | Georgia Law |
| Telephone number | 020 7614 8392 |
Name of offeree/offeror
with which connected | SPI LASERS |
Nature of connection
(Note 6) | Broker and advisor
to SPI LASERS |
Notes
The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk