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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) HBK Master Fund LP
Company dealt in O2 PLC
Class of relevant security to Ordinary Shares
which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 03.01.2006
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 111,044,040 1.27
options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 111,044,040 1.27
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
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, Long/short (Note Number of securities Price per unit (Note
e.g. CFD 6) (Note 7) 5)
Total Return Short 2,000,000 198.00p
Swap
(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
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date money
option purchasing, which the European paid/
varying option etc. received
etc. relates (Note per unit
7) (Note 5)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unit
option (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if
(Note 8) 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.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) [YES/NO] - NO
Date of disclosure 4.1.2006
Contact name Jon Mosle
Telephone number 001 214 758 6100
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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