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RNS Number : 6584C

Education Development Intl PLC

09 March 2011

FORM 8 (OPD)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER

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

1. KEY INFORMATION

 
     (a) Identity of the party to the    Education Development International 
     offer making the disclosure:        PLC 
     (b) Owner or controller of 
     interests and short positions 
     disclosed, if different from 
     1(a): The naming of nominee or 
     vehicle companies is 
     insufficient 
                                        -------------------------------------- 
     (c) Name of offeror/offeree in      Education Development International 
     relation to whose relevant          PLC 
     securities this form relates: Use 
     a separate form for each party to 
     the offer 
                                        -------------------------------------- 
     (d) Is the party to the offer       OFFEREE 
     making the disclosure the offeror 
     or the offeree? 
                                        -------------------------------------- 
     (e) Date position held:             8 March 2011 
                                        -------------------------------------- 
     (f) Has the party previously        No 
     disclosed, or is it today 
     disclosing, under the Code in 
     respect of any other party to 
     this offer? 
                                        -------------------------------------- 
 

2. POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

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

 
 Class of relevant security:                          1p ordinary share 
                                                Interests     Short positions 
                                              ------------  ------------------ 
                                               Number    %      Number      % 
                                              --------      -------------  --- 
     (1) Relevant securities owned and/or        Nil             Nil 
     controlled: 
                                              --------      -------------  --- 
     (2) Derivatives (other than options):       Nil             Nil 
                                              --------      -------------  --- 
     (3) Options and agreements to               Nil             Nil 
     purchase/sell: 
                                              --------      -------------  --- 
     TOTAL:                                      Nil             Nil 
                                              --------      -------------  --- 
 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities

 
 Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription   N/A 
  right exists: 
 Details, including nature of the rights concerned              N/A 
  and relevant percentages: 
                                                               ---- 
 

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(c) Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent

 
 Details of any irrevocable commitments or letters 
  of intent procured by the party to the offer making 
  the disclosure or any person acting in concert with 
  it (see Note 3 on Rule 2.11 of the Code): 
 None 
 

3. POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 
 Details of any interests, short positions and rights 
  to subscribe of any person acting in concert with 
  the party to the offer making the disclosure: 
 The following outlines the number of ordinary shares 
  in the Offeree held by the Offeree directors: 
  Richard Price - 1,489,000 (2.64%) 
  Nigel Snook - 3,216,437 (5.71%) 
  Dr Jenifer Moody - 50,714 (0.09%) 
  Sir Bryan Nicholson - 265,000 (0.47%) 
  Barrie Clark - 502,222 (0.89%) 
 
 
 Details of any interests, short positions and rights 
  to subscribe of any person acting in concert with 
  the party to the offer making the disclosure: 
                                         Number of 
                                         securities 
                            Product       to which    Exercise 
   Name of    Class of    description    option or     price 
  security    relevant     e.g. call     derivative     per      Start date     Expiry 
   holder     security       option       relates       unit          .          date 
                          Unapproved 
                           Executive 
  Nigel       Ord Share    Share 
   Snook       1p each     Option        100,000      12.5p      30/09/2010   29/09/2015 
             ----------  -------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
   Ord Share   Unapproved Executive 
    1p each     Share Option             150,000      12.5p      30/09/2011   29/09/2015 
  ----------  ------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
   Ord Share   Unapproved Executive 
    1p each     Share Option             500,000      12.5p      30/09/2012   29/09/2015 
  ----------  ------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
   Ord Share   Unapproved Executive 
    1p each     Share Option             550,000      15.0p      30/09/2011   29/09/2014 
  ----------  ------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
   Ord Share   Unapproved Executive 
    1p each     Share Option             100,000      15.0p      30/09/2012   29/09/2015 
  ----------  ------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
   Ord Share   Unapproved Executive 
    1p each     Share Option             500,000      139.0p     24/11/2013   23/11/2019 
  ----------  ------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
   Ord Share   Goal 2000 Sharesave 
    1p each     Scheme                   8,160        111.2p     01/02/2013   31/07/2013 
  ----------  ------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
                                         Number of 
                                         securities 
                            Product       to which    Exercise 
   Name of    Class of    description    option or     price 
  security    relevant     e.g. call     derivative     per                     Expiry 
   holder     security       option       relates       unit     Start date      date 
                          Unapproved 
                           Executive 
              Ord Share    Share 
  Paul Bird    1p each     Option        300,000      40.75p     05/06/2011   05/06/2014 
             ----------  -------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
   Ord Share   Unapproved Executive 
    1p each     Share Option             100000       139.0      24/11/2012   23/11/2019 
  ----------  ------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
   Ord Share   Unapproved Executive 
    1p each     Share Option             10,000       139.0p     24/11/2013   23/11/2019 
  ----------  ------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
   Ord Share   Goal 2000 Sharesave 
    1p each     Scheme                   8,160        111.2p     01/02/2013   31/07/2013 
  ----------  ------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
                                         Number of 
                                         securities 
                            Product       to which    Exercise 
   Name of    Class of    description    option or     price 
  security    relevant     e.g. call     derivative     per                     Expiry 
   holder     security       option       relates       unit     Start date      date 
                          Unapproved 
  Dr                       Executive 
   Jenifer    Ord Share    Share 
   Moody       1p each     Option        25,000       12.5p      01/12/2008   30/11/2015 
             ----------  -------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
   Ord Share   Unapproved Executive 
    1p each     Share Option             25,000       12.5p      01/12/2009   30/11/2015 
  ----------  ------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
   Ord Share   Unapproved Executive 
    1p each     Share Option             112,000      28.0p      23/07/2010   23/07/2017 
  ----------  ------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
   Ord Share   Unapproved Executive 
    1p each     Share Option             100,000      139.0      24/11/2012   23/11/2019 
  ----------  ------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
   Ord Share   Unapproved Executive 
    1p each     Share Option             100,000      139.0      24/11/2013   23/11/2019 
  ----------  ------------------------  -----------  ---------  -----------  ----------- 
 

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3 for each additional class of relevant security.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

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 making the disclosure or any person 
  acting in concert with it: 
  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, 
  state "none" 
 None 
 

(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 
      making the disclosure, or any person acting in concert 
      with it, 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" 
 None 
 

(c) Attachments

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

 
 Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)   NO 
 Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)              NO 
                                       --- 
 
 
 Date of disclosure:   9 March 2011 
 Contact name:                    EDI - Nigel Snook - Paul Bird Brewin Dolphin 
                                  (Financial adviser and coporate broker to 
                                  EDI) - Matt Davis - Iain Marlow 
                      -------------------------------------------------------- 
 Telephone number:     EDI: +44 (0)24 7651 6510 
                        Brewin Dolphin: +44 (0)20 7248 4400 
                      -------------------------------------------------------- 
 

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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