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 31 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 6,764,217 2.91% 368,655 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 364,074 0.16% 1,389,264 0.60%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,128,291 3.07% 1,757,919 0.76%
(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 250,943 3.7931
Purchase 3,028 3.8025
Purchase 3,028 3.8030
Purchase 13,344 3.7995
Purchase 11,130 3.7925
Purchase 11,130 3.7925
Purchase 13,344 3.7995
Purchase 13,344 3.7995
Purchase 4,242 3.8175
Purchase 16,372 3.8000
Purchase 3,028 3.8025
Sale 3,028 3.8025
Sale 13,344 3.7995
Sale 13,344 3.7995
Sale 3,028 3.8025
Sale 11,130 3.7925
Sale 4,242 3.8175
Sale 16,372 3.8000
(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 11130 3.7925
CFD Short 250943 3.7931
CFD Short 13344 3.7994
CFD Short 3028 3.8029
(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 01 January 2008
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