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 Commerzbank Ag London Branch
Company dealt in Forth Ports Plc
Class of relevant security to Ords
which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 1)
Date of dealing 12th March 2010
2. DEALINGS (Note 2)
(a) Purchases and sales
Total number of securities Highest price paid (Note Lowest price paid (Note 3)
purchased 3)
1562 13.99 GBP 13.96 GBP
Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price received
sold (Note 3) (Note 3)
6915 14.02 GBP 13.96 GBP
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/short (Note Number of securities Price per unit (Note
4) (Note 5) 3)
e.g. CFD
n/a n/a n/a n/a
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option
selling, securities to American, money
e.g. call purchasing, which the price European date
option varying option etc. paid/
etc. relates (Note received
5) per unit
(Note 3)
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unit
option (Note 3)
n/a n/a n/a
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.
None
Date of disclosure 15th March 2010
Contact name Lisa Carter
Telephone number 0207 475 5225
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Forth Ports Plc
Nature of connection (Note 6) Commerzbank AG London branch is
acting as advisor to the offeree
Notes
The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
FORM 38.5(a)
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