Rule 8.3 - ABBOT GROUP
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 BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in ABBOT GROUP
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.15
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 05 October 2007
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 6,097,794 2.62% 2,491,286 1.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,535,384 1.09% 4,105,893 1.77%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 8,633,178 3.72% 6,597,179 2.84%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
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
(GBP)
Purchase 841 3.5385
Purchase 14,204 3.5200
Purchase 832 3.5415
Purchase 991 3.5719
Purchase 147 3.5700
Purchase 10 3.5070
Purchase 9,977 3.5381
Purchase 9,861 3.5111
Purchase 38,800 3.5019
Purchase 1,406 3.4990
Sale 3,529 3.5015
Sale 1,705 3.5350
Sale 585 3.5340
Sale 345 3.4960
Sale 2,000 3.5405
Sale 650 3.5340
Sale 1,070 3.5330
Sale 5,380 3.5015
Sale 23,195 3.5220
Sale 2,000 3.5340
Sale 4,227 3.5750
Sale 13,061 3.5004
Sale 1,739 3.5141
Sale 500 3.5010
Sale 400 3.5240
Sale 11,000 3.5000
Sale 1,500 3.4940
Sale 1,200 3.4960
Sale 287 3.5010
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name, (Note 6) (Note 7) Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD Short 38800 3.5018
CFD Short 9861 3.511
CFD Short 9977 3.5381
CFD Long 13061 3.5004
CFD Long 1739 3.5141
CFD Long 23195 3.5219
CFD Long 3267 3.5366
(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 money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
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) NO
Date of disclosure 08 October 2007
Contact name BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
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