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Exhibit (a)(5)(B)
 
FORM 8.3

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)


1.
KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)
 
Supernova Acquisitions Limited, a wholly and indirectly owned subsidiary of Companhia Siderurgica Nacional
 
Company dealt in
 
Corus Group plc
 
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
 
50 pence ordinary shares
 
Date of dealing
 
16 November 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
 
20,904,886                                               2.33%
 
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
 
   
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
 
   
Total
 
20,904,886                                               2.33%
 

(b)
Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)
 
Class of relevant security: 
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)
 
Purchase
 
12,404,886
 
472.4087 pence (GBP)
 

(b)
Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,
e.g. CFD
Long/short (Note 6)
Number of securities (Note 7)
Price per unit (Note 5)
 
 
     

(c)
Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)
Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,
e.g. call option
Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.
Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)
Exercise
price
Type, e.g. American, European etc.
Expiry
date
Option money paid/received per unit (Note 5) 
 
 
           

(ii)
Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option
 
Number of securities
 
Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
 
 
 
   

(d)
Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)
 
Details
 
Price per unit (if 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.
 
N.A.
 


Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)
NO


Date of disclosure
 
 17 November 2006
Contact name
 
 Tom Johnson, UBS Broking
Telephone number
 
 020 7568 1417
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