Rule 8.3 - AEGIS

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 04 OCTOBER 2005 DEALINGS † Amount bought Price per unit (currency must be stated) 3,084 1.4375 17,778 1.4257 38,049 1.4501 50,000 1.4378 Amount sold Price per unit (currency must be stated) 25,000 1.4186 Resultant total amount and percentage of the same relevant security owned or controlled 36,354,196 (3.24%) IS A SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE)/FORM 8 (OPTION) ATTACHED? YES Date of disclosure 05 SEPTEMBER 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 realise disclosed on this form 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, arrangement None 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 Product name Transaction Writing/ Number of Reference price Maturity date eg long CFD date entering into securities (currency (indicate as to which the must be stated) applicable) derivative is referenced Long CFD 04/10/2005 Written 25,000 1.4186 Short CFD 04/10/2005 Written 17,778 1.4257 Short CFD 04/10/2005 Written 38,049 1.4501 Short CFD 04/10/2005 Written 50,000 1.4378 CLOSING OUT A DERIVATIVE Product name Transaction Number of Reference price Closing out price eg long CFD date securities (currency (currency must be to which the must be stated) stated) derivative is referenced DETAILS OF OPEN DERIVATIVES (excluding any transaction set out above) Product name Transaction Written/ Number of Reference price Maturity date eg long CFD date entered into securities (currency (indicate as to which the must be stated) applicable) derivative is referenced Short CFD 01/07/2003 Entered into 463,856 0.7825 Short CFD 18/07/2003 Entered into 165,021 0.8791 Short CFD 24/07/2003 Entered into 155,360 0.8820 Short CFD 29/09/2003 Entered into 788,952 0.9075 Long CFD 06/01/2004 Entered into 803,367 1.0374 Long CFD 16/01/2004 Written 22,600 1.1604 Short CFD 19/01/2004 Written 3,000 1.1401 Long CFD 20/01/2004 Written 5,300 1.1224 Short CFD 21/01/2004 Written 62,800 1.0853 Short CFD 22/01/2004 Written 24,200 1.0636 Long CFD 28/01/2004 Written 50,100 1.1007 Long CFD 30/01/2004 Written 25,700 1.0779 Short CFD 03/02/2004 Written 10,200 1.0726 Short CFD 06/02/2004 Written 3,500 1.0626 Short CFD 09/02/2004 Written 62,800 1.0818 Long CFD 10/02/2004 Written 32,700 1.0624 Long CFD 03/03/2004 Written 8,600 1.0849 Long CFD 08/03/2004 Written 8,800 1.0899 Long CFD 10/03/2004 Written 12,700 0.9999 Short CFD 30/07/2004 Entered into 359,347 0.8488 Short CFD 02/08/2004 Entered into 174,574 0.8325 Short CFD 04/08/2004 Entered into 294,619 0.8312 Short CFD 17/08/2004 Entered into 322,221 0.8158 Long CFD 05/11/2004 Entered into 117,592 1.0662 Long CFD 12/11/2004 Written 60,000 1.0949 Long CFD 16/11/2004 Written 15,657 1.0874 Short CFD 17/11/2004 Written 8,784 1.0726 Long CFD 18/11/2004 Written 32,376 1.0750 Long CFD 22/11/2004 Written 43,369 1.0509 Short CFD 25/11/2004 Written 8,227 1.0360 Short CFD 29/11/2004 Written 16,994 1.0280 Long CFD 30/11/2004 Written 3,600 1.0299 Short CFD 03/12/2004 Written 18,873 1.0277 Long CFD 06/12/2004 Written 30,108 1.0277 Long CFD 07/12/2004 Written 105,280 1.0338 Long CFD 08/12/2004 Written 43,143 1.0332 Long CFD 09/12/2004 Written 9,256 1.0344 Long CFD 13/12/2004 Written 6,974 1.0514 Long CFD 13/12/2004 Entered into 1,802,991 1.0475 Short CFD 14/12/2004 Written 26,469 1.0353 Short CFD 21/12/2004 Written 12,603 1.0200 Short CFD 22/12/2004 Written 2,843 1.0226 Short CFD 29/12/2004 Written 25,130 1.0568 Short CFD 04/01/2005 Written 54,852 1.0806 Short CFD 06/01/2005 Written 12,906 1.0745 Short CFD 07/01/2005 Written 15,089 1.0710 Short CFD 10/01/2005 Written 17,032 1.0592 Long CFD 11/01/2005 Written 15,293 1.0789 Short CFD 12/01/2005 Written 301,319 1.0449 Long CFD 17/01/2005 Written 35,560 1.0573 Long CFD 18/01/2005 Written 9,631 1.0508 Long CFD 19/01/2005 Written 12,239 1.0599 Long CFD 03/02/2005 Written 16,909 1.0499 Long CFD 08/02/2005 Written 50,461 1.0418 Long CFD 10/02/2005 Written 28,513 1.0599 Long CFD 11/02/2005 Written 32,402 1.0485 Long CFD 18/02/2005 Written 5,918 1.0174 Short CFD 23/02/2005 Written 44,788 0.9869 Short CFD 25/02/2005 Written 47,719 0.9888 Short CFD 28/02/2005 Written 19,699 0.9701 Short CFD 01/03/2005 Written 25,218 0.9828 Long CFD 03/03/2005 Written 39,535 1.0149 Long CFD 04/03/2005 Written 27,267 1.0217 Long CFD 07/03/2005 Written 9,895 1.0174 Long CFD 08/03/2005 Written 94,671 1.0503 Long CFD 10/03/2005 Written 69,180 1.0661 Short CFD 14/03/2005 Written 62,415 1.0569 Long CFD 16/03/2005 Written 336,303 1.0413 Short CFD 16/03/2005 Written 80,626 1.0499 Short CFD 16/03/2005 Entered into 336,303 1.0413 Short CFD 21/03/2005 Written 8,863 1.0401 Long CFD 22/03/2005 Written 4,221 1.0274 Short CFD 22/03/2005 Written 5,161 1.0226 Long CFD 23/03/2005 Written 2,628 1.0249 Short CFD 31/03/2005 Written 68,026 1.0190 Short CFD 04/04/2005 Written 7,663 1.0061 Short CFD 06/04/2005 Written 23,492 1.0139 Short CFD 07/04/2005 Written 16,763 1.0125 Short CFD 12/04/2005 Written 43,899 1.0052 Short CFD 13/04/2005 Written 87,842 1.0008 Long CFD 14/04/2005 Written 6,384 1.0074 Short CFD 14/04/2005 Written 315,606 1.0069 Long CFD 14/04/2005 Entered into 315,606 1.0064 Long CFD 15/04/2005 Written 12,984 0.9875 Short CFD 15/04/2005 Written 9,668 0.9862 Long CFD 20/04/2005 Written 42,700 0.9899 Long CFD 21/04/2005 Written 6,633 0.9949 Short CFD 22/04/2005 Written 60,000 0.9976 Short CFD 27/04/2005 Written 157,132 0.9530 Short CFD 27/04/2005 Written 20,697 0.9455 Long CFD 27/04/2005 Entered into 20,697 0.9450 Short CFD 28/04/2005 Written 34,186 0.9511 Long CFD 29/04/2005 Written 54,156 0.9567 Short CFD 29/04/2005 Written 25,279 0.9505 Long CFD 05/05/2005 Written 3,343 0.9849 Short CFD 05/05/2005 Written 34,164 0.9748 Short CFD 06/05/2005 Written 199,074 0.9648 Short CFD 11/05/2005 Written 170,720 0.9285 Short CFD 12/05/2005 Written 137,208 0.9520 Short CFD 13/05/2005 Written 285,409 0.9375 Short CFD 13/05/2005 Written 18,939 0.9423 Long CFD 13/05/2005 Entered into 52,199 0.9375 Long CFD 13/05/2005 Entered into 285,409 0.9375 Short CFD 16/05/2005 Written 33,343 0.9494 Long CFD 18/05/2005 Written 22,658 0.9769 Long CFD 20/05/2005 Written 110,303 0.9906 Short CFD 20/05/2005 Written 3,057 0.9876 Long CFD 23/05/2005 Written 11,993 0.9785 Long CFD 26/05/2005 Written 2,891 0.9999 Long CFD 31/05/2005 Written 77,337 0.9827 Long CFD 03/06/2005 Written 69,067 0.9805 Long CFD 06/06/2005 Written 57,462 0.9726 Long CFD 08/06/2005 Written 20,000 0.9849 Long CFD 09/06/2005 Written 9,676 0.9823 Long CFD 14/06/2005 Written 4,294 0.9874 Long CFD 21/06/2005 Written 26,371 0.9735 Long CFD 24/06/2005 Written 3,199 0.9749 Long CFD 27/06/2005 Written 3,090 0.9674 Long CFD 28/06/2005 Written 17,675 0.9803 Long CFD 29/06/2005 Written 12,004 0.9899 Long CFD 30/06/2005 Written 125,126 0.9922 Short CFD 30/06/2005 Written 50,000 0.9935 Short CFD 04/07/2005 Written 36,318 0.9950 Long CFD 11/07/2005 Written 26,688 1.0110 Short CFD 12/07/2005 Written 21,603 0.9987 Long CFD 13/07/2005 Entered into 16,099 1.0000 Long CFD 14/07/2005 Written 44,003 1.0117 Long CFD 18/07/2005 Written 10,000 1.0124 Long CFD 19/07/2005 Written 6,331 0.9874 Long CFD 20/07/2005 Written 29,935 0.9841 Long CFD 21/07/2005 Written 7,317 0.9899 Long CFD 22/07/2005 Written 66,021 0.9880 Long CFD 25/07/2005 Written 18,594 0.9829 Long CFD 26/07/2005 Written 125,864 0.9868 Long CFD 28/07/2005 Written 3,217 0.9924 Short CFD 29/07/2005 Written 31,943 0.9921 Long CFD 02/08/2005 Written 103,167 1.0036 Short CFD 02/08/2005 Written 60,000 0.9825 Long CFD 03/08/2005 Written 50,000 1.1089 Long CFD 03/08/2005 Written 1,096,833 1.0366 Short CFD 03/08/2005 Written 100,000 1.0505 Long CFD 04/08/2005 Written 20,000 1.0899 Long CFD 04/08/2005 Written 101,801 1.1097 Long CFD 05/08/2005 Written 100,000 1.2604 Long CFD 05/08/2005 Written 50,000 1.2475 Long CFD 05/08/2005 Written 50,000 1.2494 Short CFD 08/08/2005 Written 45,060 1.2183 Short CFD 08/08/2005 Written 207,497 1.2022 Short CFD 09/08/2005 Written 935,650 1.1948 Short CFD 09/08/2005 Written 91,853 1.1944 Long CFD 10/08/2005 Written 4,026 1.1999 Short CFD 10/08/2005 Written 16,853 1.1976 Long CFD 12/08/2005 Written 90,813 1.1925 Long CFD 15/08/2005 Written 193,976 1.1728 Short CFD 15/08/2005 Entered into 44,488 1.1734 Short CFD 15/08/2005 Entered into 193,976 1.1734 Long CFD 18/08/2005 Written 26,889 1.1735 Long CFD 19/08/2005 Written 13,525 1.1637 Short CFD 24/08/2005 Written 18,680 1.1346 Long CFD 25/08/2005 Written 9,736 1.1373 Long CFD 26/08/2005 Written 30,641 1.1604 Short CFD 30/08/2005 Written 30,617 1.1481 Long CFD 31/08/2005 Written 6,806 1.1543 Long CFD 02/09/2005 Written 15,358 1.1641 Short CFD 02/09/2005 Entered into 3,926 1.1647 Short CFD 02/09/2005 Entered into 15,358 1.1647 Long CFD 05/09/2005 Written 8,872 1.1819 Short CFD 05/09/2005 Entered into 2,269 1.1825 Short CFD 05/09/2005 Entered into 8,872 1.1825 Long CFD 06/09/2005 Written 13,429 1.1969 Short CFD 06/09/2005 Entered into 3,519 1.1975 Short CFD 06/09/2005 Entered into 13,429 1.1975 Long CFD 07/09/2005 Written 2,340 1.1949 Short CFD 09/09/2005 Written 3,786 1.2001 Short CFD 09/09/2005 Written 150,000 1.2151 Long CFD 12/09/2005 Written 45,369 1.1923 Short CFD 12/09/2005 Entered into 11,892 1.1929 Short CFD 12/09/2005 Entered into 45,369 1.1929 Short CFD 13/09/2005 Written 4,830 1.1901 Long CFD 20/09/2005 Written 8,405 1.1879 Short CFD 20/09/2005 Entered into 2,204 1.1884 Short CFD 20/09/2005 Entered into 8,405 1.1884 Long CFD 21/09/2005 Written 200,000 1.4486 Long CFD 21/09/2005 Written 500,000 1.4136 Long CFD 21/09/2005 Written 150,000 1.4205 Long CFD 21/09/2005 Written 245,322 2.1000 (USD) Short CFD 21/09/2005 Written 100,000 1.4128 Short CFD 22/09/2005 Written 700,000 1.4167 Short CFD 22/09/2005 Written 245,000 1.4239 Long CFD 23/09/2005 Written 3,878 1.3975 Long CFD 23/09/2005 Written 10,000 1.4147 Short CFD 23/09/2005 Written 60,000 1.3945 Short CFD 23/09/2005 Written 20,000 1.3902 Long CFD 26/09/2005 Written 35,000 1.3979 Short CFD 27/09/2005 Written 120,000 1.3735 Short CFD 27/09/2005 Written 10,000 1.3802 Long CFD 30/09/2005 Written 10,000 1.4086

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