TIDMAVIA

RNS Number : 4249X

Avia Health Informatics PLC

14 February 2012

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 offer making the disclosure:                   Avia Health Informatics plc 
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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 relevant securities this       OFFEREE - Avia Health Informatics plc 
 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 disclosure the offeror or the          OFFEREE 
 offeree? 
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 (e) Date position held:                                                         13 February 2012 
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 (f) Has the party previously disclosed, or is it today disclosing, under the    NO 
 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

 
 Class of relevant security:                                  0.5p Ordinary 
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                                                      Interests      Short positions 
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                                                    Number    %      Number       % 
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 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:    Nil     n.a.      Nil      n.a. 
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 (2) Derivatives (other than options):               Nil     n.a.      Nil      n.a. 
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 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:        Nil     n.a.      Nil      n.a. 
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                                                     Nil     n.a.      Nil      n.a. 
  TOTAL: 
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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 right exists:    None 
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 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:   n.a. 
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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 
 
 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 
 
 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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      The following directors of Avia Health Informatics plc hold the following interests in the 
       shares of Avia Health Informatics plc Director            Number of shares   Percentage of 
                             in Avia Health     shares 
                             Informatics 
                             plc 
       ------------------  -----------------  -------------- 
        Professor Jeremy 
         Dale (1)           711,700            11.12% 
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        Barry Giddings 
         (1)                189,403            2.96% 
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        Roger Lane-Smith    66,700             1.04% 
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       (1) Member of concert party declared on Admission to AIM in 2009 (see below) 
 
       The following persons, who are members of the concert party declared on Avia's admission to 
       trading on AIM in 2009 and are deemed by the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers to be acting in 
       concert, hold the following interests in shares of Avia Health Informatics plc Director              Number of shares   Percentage of 
                               in Avia Health     shares 
                               Informatics 
                               plc 
       --------------------  -----------------  -------------- 
        Professor Jeremy 
         Dale *               711,700            11.12% 
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        Robert Crouch         481,666            7.53% 
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        Barry Giddings        127,503            1.99% 
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        Desmond Owen          381,666            5.96% 
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        Michael Bennett       0                  0.00% 
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        Timothy K Morris**    132,066            2.06% 
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        Caroline Prill        100,033            1.56% 
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        Dr Mark Vorster       70,033             1.09% 
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        Christopher John 
         Coyne                58,400             0.91% 
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        John Simon Kendall    50,033             0.78% 
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        Suzanne Dawson        35,033             0.55% 
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        John Corben           36,700             0.57% 
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        Phillip Orr           20,000             0.31% 
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        John Giddings         21,700             0.34% 
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        Stanley Giddings      16,700             0.26% 
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        Stephen John 
         Giddings             13,400             0.21% 
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        Geoffrey Giddings     8,400              0.13% 
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        Miss Sarah Kate 
         Giddings             1,700              0.03% 
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        Stuart Peter 
         Wright               1,700              0.03% 
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        *Professor Dale's shareholding includes 
         90,000 shares held by his three children 
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        **Mr Morris' shareholding includes 5,000 
         shares held by his wife Victoria Morris 
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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 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" 
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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 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?

 
 Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)   NO 
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 Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)              NO 
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 Date of disclosure:    14 February 2012 
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 Contact name:          Barry Giddings / Paul Preece 
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 Telephone number:      01494 618503 
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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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