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 19 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 6,001,510 2.58% 998,241 0.43%
securities
(2) Derivatives 993,549 0.43% 2,420,529 1.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,995,059 3.01% 3,418,770 1.47%
(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 9,649 3.7852
Purchase 398,529 3.7735
Purchase 2,995 3.7950
Purchase 41,724 3.6227
Purchase 64,992 3.7868
Purchase 697 3.7654
Purchase 383,175 3.7789
Purchase 21,751 3.7889
Purchase 3,755 3.7681
Purchase 398,529 3.7735
Purchase 5,705 3.3903
Purchase 50,000 3.7807
Purchase 5,705 3.3903
Purchase 8,635 3.7857
Purchase 819 3.7831
Purchase 64,992 3.7868
Purchase 819 3.7831
Purchase 271,967 3.7951
Sale 412,200 3.7837
Sale 383,175 3.7789
Sale 64,992 3.7868
Sale 5,705 3.3903
Sale 271,967 3.7940
Sale 697 3.7650
Sale 398,529 3.7735
Sale 8,635 3.7850
Sale 819 3.7831
Sale 41,724 3.6227
Sale 3,755 3.7678
Sale 50,000 3.7800
Sale 5,705 3.3900
Sale 3,286 3.7819
Sale 5,705 3.3903
Sale 21,751 3.7889
Sale 9,649 3.7852
Sale 9,649 3.7852
(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 41724 3.6227
CFD Short 697 3.7653
CFD Short 3755 3.7681
CFD Short 50000 3.7806
CFD Short 819 3.7831
CFD Short 8635 3.7857
CFD Short 64992 3.7868
CFD Short 21751 3.7888
CFD Short 271967 3.795
CFD Long 5705 3.3899
CFD Long 29883 3.5909
CFD Long 6838 3.5911
CFD Long 228241 3.7869
CFD Long 271967 3.794
CFD Long 643102 3.7949
(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 20 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