RNS Number:7694F
Pendragon Capital LLP
06 July 2006
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing (Note 1) Pendragon Capital
LLP
Company dealt in Eircom Group Plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being €0.10 Ordinary
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing Jul 5th 2006
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(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) Derivatives (other than options) 14,509,333 1.4%
(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)
Class of relevant security: Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities -
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/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)
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, e.g. Long/short (Note Number of securities Price per unit
CFD 6) (Note 7) (Note 5)
CFD Long 200,102 2.1736
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
name,e.g. selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
call purchasing, which the option European per unit
option varying etc. relates (Note 7) etc. (Note 5)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call Number of Exercise price per unit (Note
option securities 5)
(d) Other dealings (including 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.
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure Jul 6th 2006
Contact name John Pennells
Telephone number 020 7479 4245
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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