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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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