TIDMDATA

RNS Number : 7020U

Datacash Group PLC

20 October 2010

FORM 8 (DD)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER OR PERSON ACTING IN CONCERT (INCLUDING DEALINGS FOR THE ACCOUNT OF DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT CLIENTS)

Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

 
     (a) Identity of the party to the offer or person       Ashley John Head 
     acting in concert making the disclosure: 
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     (b) Owner or controller of interests and short 
     positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The 
     naming of nominee or vehicle companies is 
     insufficient 
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     (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose       DataCash Group plc 
     relevant securities this form relates: Use a 
     separate form for each offeror/offeree 
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     (d) Status of person making the disclosure: e.g.       Offeree director 
     offeror, offeree, person acting in concert with the 
     offeror/offeree (specify name of offeror/offeree) 
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     (e) Date dealing undertaken:                           19 October 2010 
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     (f) Has the party previously disclosed, or is it       NO 
     today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any 
     other party to this offer? 
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2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing

 
 Class of relevant security: 
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                                            Interests         Short positions 
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                                          Number       %        Number      % 
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     (1) Relevant securities owned 
      and/or controlled:                12,424,175   13.41 
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     (2) Derivatives (other than 
     options): 
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     (3) Options and agreements to 
     purchase/sell: 
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     TOTAL:                             12,424,175   13.41 
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(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other executive options)

 
 Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription 
  right exists: 
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 Details, including nature of the rights concerned 
  and relevant percentages: 
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3. DEALINGS BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Purchases and sales

 
   Class of relevant     Purchase/sale   Number of securities   Price per unit 
       security 
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 GBP0.01 ordinary        Sale            27,708,338*            GBP1.27 
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* These securities were sold pursuant to the exercise of an option granted in favour of Hurlstone Limited

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 
  Class of       Product       Nature of dealing     Number of     Price per 
  relevant     description           e.g.            reference        unit 
  security       e.g. CFD      opening/closing a    securities 
                                  long/short 
                                   position, 
                              increasing/reducing 
                                 a long/short 
                                   position 
------------  -------------  --------------------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 
 Class of     Product      Writing,     Number of    Exercise   Type e.g.   Expiry    Option 
 relevant   description   purchasing,   securities    price     American,    date     money 
 security    e.g. call     selling,      to which      per      European              paid/ 
              option        varying       option       unit       etc.               received 
                             etc.        relates                                       per 
                                                                                       unit 
---------  ------------  ------------  -----------  ---------  ----------  -------  --------- 
 
 

(ii) Exercising

 
 Class of relevant        Product            Number of        Exercise price 
     security        description e.g.       securities           per unit 
                        call option 
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(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 
   Class of relevant      Nature of dealing     Details    Price per unit (if 
       security           e.g. subscription,                  applicable) 
                              conversion 
----------------------  ---------------------  --------  --------------------- 
 
 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b) (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

 
 Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or 
  any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, 
  relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement 
  to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the 
  party to the offer or person acting in concert making 
  the disclosure and any other person: 
  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, 
  state "none" 
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 Mr Head has given an irrevocable undertaking on the 
  terms set out in Appendix 3 to the Announcement of 
  a Recommended Cash Acquisition of DataCash Group plc 
  by Mastercard/Europay U.K. Limited and dated 19 August 
  2010. 
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(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 
     Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, 
      formal or informal, between the party to the offer 
      or person acting in concert making the disclosure 
      and any other person relating to: 
      (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under 
      any option; or 
     (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal 
      of any relevant securities to which any derivative 
      is referenced: 
      If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, 
      state "none" 
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 See comment in 4(a) above. 
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(c) Attachments

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

 
 Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)   NO 
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 Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)              NO 
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 Date of disclosure:    20 October 2010 
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 Contact name:          Paul Burton 
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 Telephone number:      020 7421 8453 
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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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