Rule 8.3- (Aegis)
Barclays PLC
19 October 2005
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WHO OWN OR CONTROL 1% OR MORE OF ANY CLASS OF RELEVANT
SECURITY
(Rule 8.3 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+
|Name of purchaser/vendor * |BARCLAYS PLC |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+
|Company dealt in |AEGIS |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+
|Relevant security dealt in |ORD GBP 0. 05 |
| | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+
|If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which | |
|connected | |
| | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+
|If a connected EFM, nature of connection # | |
| | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+
|Date of dealing |18 OCTOBER |
| |2005 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+
DEALINGS +
+---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
|Amount bought |Price per unit (currency must be stated) |
+---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| |
| 25,000 | 1.3514|
| 47,400 | 1.2632|
+---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------+
|Amount sold |Price per unit (currency must be stated) |
+---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| 1,470 | 1.2600|
| 63,224 | 1.2661|
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Resultant total amount and percentage of the same |
|relevant security owned or controlled 36,977,888 (3.30%) |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
IS A SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE)/FORM 8 (OPTION) ATTACHED? YES
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Date of disclosure 19 OCTOBER 2005 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Contact name BARCLAYS CORPORATE SECRETARIAT |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Telephone number 0207 116 2913 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
* Specify the owner or controller in addition to the person dealing. The
naming of nominees or vehicle companies is insufficient. In the case of
disclosure of dealings by fund managers on behalf of discretionary
clients, the clients need not be named.
# See the definition of 'connected fund managers and principal traders' in
the Definitions Section of the Code.
+ If disclosing dealings/holdings in derivatives or options, please attach
Supplemental Form 8 (Derivative) or Supplemental Form 8 (Option), as
appropriate.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its
Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE)
DEALINGS/HOLDINGS IN DERIVATIVES
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii), Form 8.2 or Form
8.3, as appropriate)
Description of all derivative products CFD - A purchaser of a CFD will
disclosed on this form realise a gain if the price of the
underlying security goes up. A seller
of a CFD will realise a gain if the
price of the underlying security goes
down. The CFD contracts are open ended
and there is no rollover into new
contracts.
Full details of any agreement, None
arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person
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.
WRITING/ENTERING INTO A DERIVATIVE
Number of Reference
Product Writing/entering securities to which price
name Transaction into (indicate the derivative is (currency must Maturity
eg long date as applicable) referenced be stated) date
CFD
Long 18/10/ Written 63,224 1.2661
CFD 2005
Short 18/10/ Written 47,400 1.2632
CFD 2005
CLOSING OUT A DERIVATIVE
Product Number of securities to Reference price Closing out price
name Transaction which the derivative is (currency must be (currency must be
eg long date referenced stated) stated)
CFD
DETAILS OF OPEN DERIVATIVES (excluding any transaction set out above)
Number of securities Reference
Product Written/entered to which the price
name Transaction into (indicate derivative is (currency must Maturity
eg long date as applicable) referenced be stated) date
CFD
Short 01/07/ Entered into 463,856 0.7825
CFD 2003
Short 18/07/ Entered into 165,021 0.8791
CFD 2003
Short 24/07/ Entered into 155,360 0.8820
CFD 2003
Short 29/09/ Entered into 788,952 0.9075
CFD 2003
Long 06/01/ Entered into 803,367 1.0374
CFD 2004
Long 16/01/ Written 22,600 1.1604
CFD 2004
Short 19/01/ Written 3,000 1.1401
CFD 2004
Long 20/01/ Written 5,300 1.1224
CFD 2004
Short 21/01/ Written 62,800 1.0853
CFD 2004
Short 22/01/ Written 24,200 1.0636
CFD 2004
Long 28/01/ Written 50,100 1.1007
CFD 2004
Long 30/01/ Written 25,700 1.0779
CFD 2004
Short 03/02/ Written 10,200 1.0726
CFD 2004
Short 06/02/ Written 3,500 1.0626
CFD 2004
Short 09/02/ Written 62,800 1.0818
CFD 2004
Long 10/02/ Written 32,700 1.0624
CFD 2004
Long 03/03/ Written 8,600 1.0849
CFD 2004
Long 08/03/ Written 8,800 1.0899
CFD 2004
Long 10/03/ Written 12,700 0.9999
CFD 2004
Short 30/07/ Entered into 359,347 0.8488
CFD 2004
Short 02/08/ Entered into 174,574 0.8325
CFD 2004
Short 04/08/ Entered into 294,619 0.8312
CFD 2004
Short 17/08/ Entered into 322,221 0.8158
CFD 2004
Long 05/11/ Entered into 117,592 1.0662
CFD 2004
Long 12/11/ Written 60,000 1.0949
CFD 2004
Long 16/11/ Written 15,657 1.0874
CFD 2004
Short 17/11/ Written 8,784 1.0726
CFD 2004
Long 18/11/ Written 32,376 1.0750
CFD 2004
Long 22/11/ Written 43,369 1.0509
CFD 2004
Short 25/11/ Written 8,227 1.0360
CFD 2004
Short 29/11/ Written 16,994 1.0280
CFD 2004
Long 30/11/ Written 3,600 1.0299
CFD 2004
Short 03/12/ Written 18,873 1.0277
CFD 2004
Long 06/12/ Written 30,108 1.0277
CFD 2004
Long 07/12/ Written 105,280 1.0338
CFD 2004
Long 08/12/ Written 43,143 1.0332
CFD 2004
Long 09/12/ Written 9,256 1.0344
CFD 2004
Long 13/12/ Written 6,974 1.0514
CFD 2004
Long 13/12/ Entered into 1,802,991 1.0475
CFD 2004
Short 14/12/ Written 26,469 1.0353
CFD 2004
Short 21/12/ Written 12,603 1.0200
CFD 2004
Short 22/12/ Written 2,843 1.0226
CFD 2004
Short 29/12/ Written 25,130 1.0568
CFD 2004
Short 04/01/ Written 54,852 1.0806
CFD 2005
Short 06/01/ Written 12,906 1.0745
CFD 2005
Short 07/01/ Written 15,089 1.0710
CFD 2005
Short 10/01/ Written 17,032 1.0592
CFD 2005
Long 11/01/ Written 15,293 1.0789
CFD 2005
Short 12/01/ Written 301,319 1.0449
CFD 2005
Long 17/01/ Written 35,560 1.0573
CFD 2005
Long 18/01/ Written 9,631 1.0508
CFD 2005
Long 19/01/ Written 12,239 1.0599
CFD 2005
Long 03/02/ Written 16,909 1.0499
CFD 2005
Long 08/02/ Written 50,461 1.0418
CFD 2005
Long 10/02/ Written 28,513 1.0599
CFD 2005
Long 11/02/ Written 32,402 1.0485
CFD 2005
Long 18/02/ Written 5,918 1.0174
CFD 2005
Short 23/02/ Written 44,788 0.9869
CFD 2005
Short 25/02/ Written 47,719 0.9888
CFD 2005
Short 28/02/ Written 19,699 0.9701
CFD 2005
Short 01/03/ Written 25,218 0.9828
CFD 2005
Long 03/03/ Written 39,535 1.0149
CFD 2005
Long 04/03/ Written 27,267 1.0217
CFD 2005
Long 07/03/ Written 9,895 1.0174
CFD 2005
Long 08/03/ Written 94,671 1.0503
CFD 2005
Long 10/03/ Written 69,180 1.0661
CFD 2005
Short 14/03/ Written 62,415 1.0569
CFD 2005
Long 16/03/ Written 336,303 1.0413
CFD 2005
Short 16/03/ Written 80,626 1.0499
CFD 2005
Short 16/03/ Entered into 336,303 1.0413
CFD 2005
Short 21/03/ Written 8,863 1.0401
CFD 2005
Long 22/03/ Written 4,221 1.0274
CFD 2005
Short 22/03/ Written 5,161 1.0226
CFD 2005
Long 23/03/ Written 2,628 1.0249
CFD 2005
Short 31/03/ Written 68,026 1.0190
CFD 2005
Short 04/04/ Written 7,663 1.0061
CFD 2005
Short 06/04/ Written 23,492 1.0139
CFD 2005
Short 07/04/ Written 16,763 1.0125
CFD 2005
Short 12/04/ Written 43,899 1.0052
CFD 2005
Short 13/04/ Written 87,842 1.0008
CFD 2005
Long 14/04/ Written 6,384 1.0074
CFD 2005
Short 14/04/ Written 315,606 1.0069
CFD 2005
Long 14/04/ Entered into 315,606 1.0064
CFD 2005
Long 15/04/ Written 12,984 0.9875
CFD 2005
Short 15/04/ Written 9,668 0.9862
CFD 2005
Long 20/04/ Written 42,700 0.9899
CFD 2005
Long 21/04/ Written 6,633 0.9949
CFD 2005
Short 22/04/ Written 60,000 0.9976
CFD 2005
Short 27/04/ Written 157,132 0.9530
CFD 2005
Short 27/04/ Written 20,697 0.9455
CFD 2005
Long 27/04/ Entered into 20,697 0.9450
CFD 2005
Short 28/04/ Written 34,186 0.9511
CFD 2005
Long 29/04/ Written 54,156 0.9567
CFD 2005
Short 29/04/ Written 25,279 0.9505
CFD 2005
Long 05/05/ Written 3,343 0.9849
CFD 2005
Short 05/05/ Written 34,164 0.9748
CFD 2005
Short 06/05/ Written 199,074 0.9648
CFD 2005
Short 11/05/ Written 170,720 0.9285
CFD 2005
Short 12/05/ Written 137,208 0.9520
CFD 2005
Short 13/05/ Written 285,409 0.9375
CFD 2005
Short 13/05/ Written 18,939 0.9423
CFD 2005
Long 13/05/ Entered into 52,199 0.9375
CFD 2005
Long 13/05/ Entered into 285,409 0.9375
CFD 2005
Short 16/05/ Written 33,343 0.9494
CFD 2005
Long 18/05/ Written 22,658 0.9769
CFD 2005
Long 20/05/ Written 110,303 0.9906
CFD 2005
Short 20/05/ Written 3,057 0.9876
CFD 2005
Long 23/05/ Written 11,993 0.9785
CFD 2005
Long 26/05/ Written 2,891 0.9999
CFD 2005
Long 31/05/ Written 77,337 0.9827
CFD 2005
Long 03/06/ Written 69,067 0.9805
CFD 2005
Long 06/06/ Written 57,462 0.9726
CFD 2005
Long 08/06/ Written 20,000 0.9849
CFD 2005
Long 09/06/ Written 9,676 0.9823
CFD 2005
Long 14/06/ Written 4,294 0.9874
CFD 2005
Long 21/06/ Written 26,371 0.9735
CFD 2005
Long 24/06/ Written 3,199 0.9749
CFD 2005
Long 27/06/ Written 3,090 0.9674
CFD 2005
Long 28/06/ Written 17,675 0.9803
CFD 2005
Long 29/06/ Written 12,004 0.9899
CFD 2005
Long 30/06/ Written 125,126 0.9922
CFD 2005
Short 30/06/ Written 50,000 0.9935
CFD 2005
Short 04/07/ Written 36,318 0.9950
CFD 2005
Long 11/07/ Written 26,688 1.0110
CFD 2005
Short 12/07/ Written 21,603 0.9987
CFD 2005
Long 13/07/ Entered into 16,099 1.0000
CFD 2005
Long 14/07/ Written 44,003 1.0117
CFD 2005
Long 18/07/ Written 10,000 1.0124
CFD 2005
Long 19/07/ Written 6,331 0.9874
CFD 2005
Long 20/07/ Written 29,935 0.9841
CFD 2005
Long 21/07/ Written 7,317 0.9899
CFD 2005
Long 22/07/ Written 66,021 0.9880
CFD 2005
Long 25/07/ Written 18,594 0.9829
CFD 2005
Long 26/07/ Written 125,864 0.9868
CFD 2005
Long 28/07/ Written 3,217 0.9924
CFD 2005
Short 29/07/ Written 31,943 0.9921
CFD 2005
Long 02/08/ Written 103,167 1.0036
CFD 2005
Short 02/08/ Written 60,000 0.9825
CFD 2005
Long 03/08/ Written 50,000 1.1089
CFD 2005
Long 03/08/ Written 1,096,833 1.0366
CFD 2005
Short 03/08/ Written 100,000 1.0505
CFD 2005
Long 04/08/ Written 20,000 1.0899
CFD 2005
Long 04/08/ Written 101,801 1.1097
CFD 2005
Long 05/08/ Written 100,000 1.2604
CFD 2005
Long 05/08/ Written 50,000 1.2475
CFD 2005
Long 05/08/ Written 50,000 1.2494
CFD 2005
Short 08/08/ Written 45,060 1.2183
CFD 2005
Short 08/08/ Written 207,497 1.2022
CFD 2005
Short 09/08/ Written 935,650 1.1948
CFD 2005
Short 09/08/ Written 91,853 1.1944
CFD 2005
Long 10/08/ Written 4,026 1.1999
CFD 2005
Short 10/08/ Written 16,853 1.1976
CFD 2005
Long 12/08/ Written 90,813 1.1925
CFD 2005
Long 15/08/ Written 193,976 1.1728
CFD 2005
Short 15/08/ Entered into 44,488 1.1734
CFD 2005
Short 15/08/ Entered into 193,976 1.1734
CFD 2005
Long 18/08/ Written 26,889 1.1735
CFD 2005
Long 19/08/ Written 13,525 1.1637
CFD 2005
Short 24/08/ Written 18,680 1.1346
CFD 2005
Long 25/08/ Written 9,736 1.1373
CFD 2005
Long 26/08/ Written 30,641 1.1604
CFD 2005
Short 30/08/ Written 30,617 1.1481
CFD 2005
Long 31/08/ Written 6,806 1.1543
CFD 2005
Long 02/09/ Written 15,358 1.1641
CFD 2005
Short 02/09/ Entered into 3,926 1.1647
CFD 2005
Short 02/09/ Entered into 15,358 1.1647
CFD 2005
Long 05/09/ Written 8,872 1.1819
CFD 2005
Short 05/09/ Entered into 2,269 1.1825
CFD 2005
Short 05/09/ Entered into 8,872 1.1825
CFD 2005
Long 06/09/ Written 13,429 1.1969
CFD 2005
Short 06/09/ Entered into 3,519 1.1975
CFD 2005
Short 06/09/ Entered into 13,429 1.1975
CFD 2005
Long 07/09/ Written 2,340 1.1949
CFD 2005
Short 09/09/ Written 3,786 1.2001
CFD 2005
Short 09/09/ Written 150,000 1.2151
CFD 2005
Long 12/09/ Written 45,369 1.1923
CFD 2005
Short 12/09/ Entered into 11,892 1.1929
CFD 2005
Short 12/09/ Entered into 45,369 1.1929
CFD 2005
Short 13/09/ Written 4,830 1.1901
CFD 2005
Long 20/09/ Written 8,405 1.1879
CFD 2005
Short 20/09/ Entered into 2,204 1.1884
CFD 2005
Short 20/09/ Entered into 8,405 1.1884
CFD 2005
Long 21/09/ Written 200,000 1.4486
CFD 2005
Long 21/09/ Written 500,000 1.4136
CFD 2005
Long 21/09/ Written 150,000 1.4205
CFD 2005
Long 21/09/ Written 245,322 2.1000 (USD)
CFD 2005
Short 21/09/ Written 100,000 1.4128
CFD 2005
Short 22/09/ Written 700,000 1.4167
CFD 2005
Short 22/09/ Written 245,000 1.4239
CFD 2005
Long 23/09/ Written 3,878 1.3975
CFD 2005
Long 23/09/ Written 10,000 1.4147
CFD 2005
Short 23/09/ Written 60,000 1.3945
CFD 2005
Short 23/09/ Written 20,000 1.3902
CFD 2005
Long 26/09/ Written 35,000 1.3979
CFD 2005
Short 27/09/ Written 120,000 1.3735
CFD 2005
Short 27/09/ Written 10,000 1.3802
CFD 2005
Long 30/09/ Written 10,000 1.4086
CFD 2005
Long 04/10/ Written 25,000 1.4186
CFD 2005
Short 04/10/ Written 17,778 1.4257
CFD 2005
Short 04/10/ Written 38,049 1.4501
CFD 2005
Short 04/10/ Written 50,000 1.4378
CFD 2005
Long 05/10/ Written 5,307 1.4375
CFD 2005
Long 06/10/ Written 17,778 1.4325
CFD 2005
Long 06/10/ Written 20,900 1.4325
CFD 2005
Short 06/10/ Written 20,000 1.4375
CFD 2005
Long 07/10/ Written 96,042 1.4304
CFD 2005
Long 10/10/ Written 48,770 1.4245
CFD 2005
Long 10/10/ Written 3,430 1.4250
CFD 2005
Short 11/10/ Written 25,000 1.4014
CFD 2005
Short 11/10/ Written 25,000 1.3914
CFD 2005
Long 12/10/ Written 5,600 1.3900
CFD 2005
Long 13/10/ Written 10,000 1.3850
CFD 2005
Long 13/10/ Written 50,000 1.3523
CFD 2005
Short 13/10/ Written 48,801 1.3596
CFD 2005
Short 13/10/ Written 80,000 1.3620
CFD 2005
Long 14/10/ Written 10,000 1.3500
CFD 2005
Short 14/10/ Written 102,570 1.3226
CFD 2005
Short 14/10/ Written 3,430 1.3125
CFD 2005
Short 14/10/ Written 280,000 1.3083
CFD 2005
Short 14/10/ Written 25,000 1.3514
CFD 2005
Short 14/10/ Written 25,000 1.3038
CFD 2005
Short 17/10/ Written 462,760 1.2728
CFD 2005
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