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 22 January 2008
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 7,278,231 3.13% 16,545 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 16,095 0.01% 375,548 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,294,326 3.14% 392,093 0.17%
(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 26,698 3.7824
Purchase 9,139 3.7969
Purchase 55,876 3.7962
Purchase 7,440 3.8000
Purchase 36,475 3.7839
Purchase 61,156 3.7948
Purchase 96,770 3.7955
Purchase 7,441 3.7834
Purchase 96,770 3.7955
Purchase 10,000 3.7500
Purchase 7,440 3.7976
Purchase 26,698 3.7824
Purchase 7,982 3.7784
Purchase 3,810 3.7550
Purchase 9,139 3.7969
Purchase 26,013 3.7972
Purchase 3,150 3.7544
Sale 3,150 3.7544
Sale 36,475 3.7839
Sale 9,139 3.7964
Sale 7,441 3.7831
Sale 96,770 3.7955
Sale 26,698 3.7824
Sale 9,139 3.7969
Sale 7,440 3.7968
Sale 55,876 3.7962
Sale 36,475 3.7839
Sale 3,810 3.7550
Sale 7,982 3.7784
Sale 26,013 3.7972
Sale 7,440 3.7993
Sale 3,150 3.7544
Sale 61,156 3.7948
Sale 9,139 3.7969
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 26698 3.7824
CFD Short 7441 3.7834
CFD Short 55876 3.7962
CFD Short 26013 3.7972
CFD Short 7440 3.7975
CFD Long 3150 3.7544
CFD Long 3810 3.755
CFD Long 7982 3.7783
CFD Long 17243 3.7855
CFD Long 9139 3.7964
CFD Long 7440 3.799
(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 23 January 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
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