TIDMHSN 
 
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 
 
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|(a) Identity of the party to the offer  |Hansen Transmissions International NV| 
|making the disclosure:                  |(the Company)                        | 
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|(b) Owner or controller of interests and|N/A                                  | 
|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 |Hansen Transmissions International NV| 
|to whose relevant securities this form  |                                     | 
|relates:                                |                                     | 
|     Use a separate form for each party |                                     | 
|to the offer                            |                                     | 
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|(d) Is the party to the offer making the|OFFEREE                              | 
|disclosure the offeror or the offeree?  |                                     | 
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|(e) Date position held:                 |4 August 2011                        | 
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|(f)  Has the party previously disclosed,|NO                                   | 
|or is it today disclosing, under the    |                                     | 
|Code in respect of any other party to   |                                     | 
|this offer?                             |                                     | 
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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 
 
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|Class of relevant security:                     |                       | 
|                                                |                       | 
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|                                                |Interests|    Short    | 
|                                                |         |  positions  | 
|                                                +------+--+------+------+ 
|                                                |Number|% |Number|  %   | 
+------------------------------------------------+------+--+------+------+ 
|(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:| None |  | None |      | 
+------------------------------------------------+------+--+------+------+ 
|(2) Derivatives (other than options):           | None |  | None |      | 
+------------------------------------------------+------+--+------+------+ 
|(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:    | None |  | None |      | 
+------------------------------------------------+------+--+------+------+ 
|                                                | None |  | None |      | 
|     TOTAL:                                     |      |  |      |      | 
+------------------------------------------------+------+--+------+------+ 
 
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 
 
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|Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right       |None| 
|exists:                                                                  |    | 
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|Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant           |None| 
|percentages:                                                             |    | 
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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 
 
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|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):                                     | 
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|N/A                                                                           | 
|                                                                              | 
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3.         POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE OFFER 
MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
 
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|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:   | 
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|Persons acting in concert with the Company have the following beneficial      | 
|interests in ordinary shares in the Company:                                  | 
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|Alex de Ryck                                         476,875 shares (0.07% of | 
|issued share capital)                                                         | 
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|Jan Willem Ruinemans                           120,000 shares (0.02% of issued| 
|share capital)                                                                | 
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|Bjerres Bureau Aps                                13,500 shares (0.002% of    | 
|issued share capital)                                                         | 
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|AE-Rotor Holding BV[1]                             174,632,079 shares (26.06% | 
|of issued share capital)                                                      | 
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|Persons acting in concert with the Company hold the following warrants        | 
|carrying the right to subscribe for one ordinary share in the Company:        | 
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|Person                            |            Number of warrants             | 
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|ADR Consulting BVBA, represented  |                 1,270,000                 | 
|by its permanent representative   |                                           | 
|Alex de Ryck                      |                                           | 
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|Ruinemans BVBA, represented by its|                  400,000                  | 
|permanent representative Jan      |                                           | 
|Willem Ruinemans                  |                                           | 
+----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ 
|Persons acting in concert with the Company hold the following options to      | 
|subscribe for one ordinary share in the Company:                              | 
+----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ 
|Person                            |             Number of options             | 
+----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ 
|Ruinemans BVBA, represented by its|                  550,000                  | 
|permanent representative Jan      |                                           | 
|Willem Ruinemans                  |                                           | 
+----------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
4.         OTHER INFORMATION 
 
(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements 
 
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|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" | 
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|None                                                                          | 
|                                                                              | 
|                                                                              | 
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(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or 
derivatives 
 
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|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" | 
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|None                                                                          | 
|                                                                              | 
|                                                                              | 
|                                                                              | 
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(c)        Attachments 
 
Are any Supplemental Forms attached? 
 
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| Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) | NO | 
+--------------------------------------+----+ 
| Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)            | NO | 
+--------------------------------------+----+ 
 
 
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| Date of disclosure: | 5 August 2011    | 
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| Contact name:       | Philip Smelt     | 
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| Telephone number:   | +44-207-995-0736 | 
+---------------------+------------------+ 
 
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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[1] Solely under Belgian transparency regulations (namely Article 3  §1, 13 °, c) 
and Article 6,  §4 of the Law of 2 May 2007), AE-Rotor Holding BV, is potentially 
deemed to be a "concerted party" of the Offeror (for further details, reference 
is made to the transparency notification form that was published on the 
Company's website on 29 July 2011). 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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