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)

UBS AG London Branch

Company dealt in

Eircom Group Plc

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

ORD €0.10

Date of dealing

03 AUGUST 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

18,425,049

1.72%

116,204

0.01%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

 

 

 

 

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

 

 

 

 

Total

18,425,049

1.72%

116,204

0.01%

 

 

(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)

SALE

195485

219.25 c

SALE

11884

219.25

SALE

847

219.25

 SALE

20000

219.25

SALE

200

219.25

SALE

200

219.25

SALE

2521

219.25

SALE

300

219.25

SALE

300

219.25

SALE

26699

219.25

SALE

1100

219.25

SALE

10

219.25

SALE

800

219.25

SALE

10076

219.25

SALE

947

219.25

SALE

10433

219.25

SALE

390

219.25

SALE

391

219.25

SALE

958

219.25

SALE

338

219.25

 

(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 6)

Number of 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 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

04 AUGUST 2006

Contact name

JOSEPH EVANS

Telephone number

020 7567 8286

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected

N/A

If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)

N/A

 

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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