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 03 December 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 7,991,340 3.44% 1,526,744 0.66%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,643,476 1.57% 6,048,815 2.60%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 11,634,816 5.01% 7,575,559 3.26%
(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 292 3.3195
Purchase 16,003 3.2987
Purchase 5,696 3.2535
Purchase 3,040 3.2525
Purchase 16,466 3.2979
Purchase 5,696 3.2535
Purchase 16,466 3.2979
Sale 635 3.2896
Sale 26,13 3.3097
Sale 292 3.3195
Sale 5,696 3.2535
Sale 292 3.3195
Sale 7,046 3.2909
Sale 2,093 3.2775
Sale 5,914 3.2525
Sale 35,625 3.2865
Sale 16,466 3.2979
(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 5696 3.2534
CFD Short 16466 3.2978
CFD Short 16003 3.2986
CFD Long 9063 3.2535
CFD Long 35625 3.2865
CFD Long 635 3.2895
CFD Long 7046 3.2908
CFD Long 26156 3.2979
CFD Long 26139 3.3096
CFD Long 292 3.3194
(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 04 December 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