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 20 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 6,070,709 2.61% 836,920 0.36%
securities
(2) Derivatives 832,228 0.36% 1,671,263 0.72%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,902,937 2.97% 2,508,183 1.08%
(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 1,514 3.7903
Purchase 250,943 3.7931
Purchase 15,268 3.7905
Purchase 94,714 3.7934
Purchase 15,268 3.7901
Purchase 98,390 3.7894
Purchase 64,000 3.7926
Purchase 293,232 3.7915
Purchase 308,500 3.7914
Purchase 15,268 3.7901
Purchase 34,614 3.7946
Purchase 293,232 3.7915
Sale 7,701 3.7975
Sale 34,614 3.7946
Sale 1,514 3.7900
Sale 15,268 3.7901
Sale 308,500 3.7914
Sale 250,943 3.7931
Sale 293,232 3.7915
Sale 15,268 3.7901
Sale 231,600 3.9000
Sale 64,000 3.7920
Sale 94,714 3.7934
Sale 98,390 3.7883
(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 98390 3.7894
CFD Short 1514 3.7903
CFD Short 15268 3.7905
CFD Short 64000 3.7926
CFD Short 94714 3.7933
CFD Short 34614 3.7945
CFD Long 106 3.7919
CFD Long 896339 3.7932
(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 21 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