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RNS Number : 7920C

GoldmanSachs International

11 March 2011

Amendment - due to the amendment of CFD transactions, the disclosure made on 10 March for dealings 09 March has been updated. Section 2(b) has been updated.

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

 
     (a) Name of exempt principal trader:     (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL 
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     (b) Name of offeror/offeree in           NORTHERN FOODS PLC 
     relation to whose relevant securities 
     this form relates: Use a separate form 
     for each offeror/offeree 
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     (c) Name of the party to the offer       BOPARAN HOLDINGS LIMITED 
      with which exempt principal trader 
      is connected: 
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     (d) Date dealing undertaken:             09 March 2011 
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     (e) Has the EPT previously disclosed,    YES - disclosed previously 
      or is it today disclosing, under         for GREENCORE GROUP PLC 
      the Code in respect of any other 
      party to this offer? 
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2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a) Purchases and sales

 
   Class of     Purchases/    Total number    Highest price     Lowest price 
   relevant        sales      of securities      per unit         per unit 
   security                                    paid/received    paid/received 
-------------  -----------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------- 
 25p ordinary   Purchases        13,803,493       1.1794 USD        1.1794 USD 
-------------  -----------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------- 
 25p ordinary     Sales          13,776,000       0.7296 GBP        0.7250 GBP 
-------------  -----------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------- 
 

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 
   Class of       Product       Nature of dealing      Number of    Price per 
   relevant      description   e.g. opening/closing    reference       unit 
   security       e.g. CFD         a long/short        securities 
                                    position, 
                               increasing/reducing 
                                   a long/short 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           54,480   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           28,897   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           15,536   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          159,022   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          299,454   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           85,517   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          377,024   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short        1,320,547   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          700,095   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           77,769   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          272,390   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          144,409   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          240,959   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          844,419   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          447,775   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           57,778   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           31,136   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          174,465   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           49,882   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           92,566   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          136,123   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          174,465   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           38,920   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           72,222   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           92,566   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           49,882   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Reducing a short         104,822   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Reducing a short          78,107   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           93,544   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Reducing a short         263,238   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          108,898   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           81,674   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           43,333   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           23,352   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          220,134   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          118,626   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          180,327   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           31,778   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           17,125   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          414,903   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           36,507   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           67,745   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          114,849   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           61,890   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          127,683   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          216,466   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           14,011   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           26,000   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           59,894   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           21,821   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           11,759   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           49,004   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           41,127   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          118,833   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          223,774   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           63,905   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          231,175   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          435,837   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          124,288   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           95,649   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           51,424   0.7250 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short            1,087   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          161,506   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           68,904   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           79,508   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short            5,999   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          432,472   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          184,505   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          212,902   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           16,064   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          213,946   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           91,276   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          105,324   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short            7,947   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short            6,007   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           26,334   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short            5,432   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           16,847   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short            2,188   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short            3,505   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short            2,735   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short            3,505   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short            4,350   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          209,388   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short          583,078   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short        1,098,968   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short            6,574   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           22,081   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short            1,641   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           63,940   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short           95,483   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short            8,337   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short            1,203   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short              826   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short            2,565   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short              985   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short            4,488   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short            8,700   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary       CFD          Closing a short            3,600   0.7296 GBP 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 25p ordinary      SWAP*          Closing a long       13,803,493   1.1794 USD 
                                     position 
-------------  -------------  ---------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 

*Please note this SWAP is part of a basket of securities for which Northern Foods Plc is a component

(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 description       Number of        Exercise price 
      security         e.g. call option        securities          per unit 
------------------  --------------------  -------------------  --------------- 
 

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 
 Class of relevant    Nature of dealing    Details         Price per 
      security        e.g. subscription,              unit (if 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(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

3. 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 exempt principal 
  trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer 
  or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: 
  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

 
     Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, 
      formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader 
      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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 NONE 
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 Date of disclosure:   11 March 2011 
--------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 Contact name:         Robert Horton and Shannon Sutherland 
--------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 Telephone number:     +44(20) 7051 0431 / +44(20) 
                        7774 6249 
--------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 

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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