Rule 8.3 - ASCRIBE
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 ASCRIBE
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.01
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 05 January 2009
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 1,854,091 1.58% 0 0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 1,854,091 1.58% 0 0.00%
(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)
Sale 11,321 0.2641
Sale 4,118 0.2641
Sale 4,035 0.2641
Sale 29,060 0.2641
Sale 16,852 0.2641
Sale 14,761 0.2641
Sale 4,184 0.2641
Sale 4,176 0.2641
Sale 4,185 0.2641
Sale 4,323 0.2641
Sale 6,286 0.2641
Sale 8,388 0.2641
Sale 8,116 0.2641
Sale 8,382 0.2641
Sale 16,875 0.2641
Sale 4,177 0.2641
Sale 16,766 0.2641
Sale 10,566 0.2641
Sale 4,063 0.2641
Sale 8,352 0.2641
Sale 8,353 0.2641
Sale 3,975 0.2641
Sale 21,049 0.2641
Sale 3,991 0.2641
Sale 47,500 0.2641
Sale 24,145 0.2641
Sale 3,970 0.2641
Sale 7,890 0.2641
Sale 7,995 0.2641
Sale 3,987 0.2641
Sale 4,033 0.2641
Sale 3,981 0.2641
Sale 22,277 0.2641
Sale 16,141 0.2641
Sale 15,524 0.2641
Sale 4,445 0.2641
Sale 3,991 0.2641
Sale 9,382 0.2641
Sale 6,399 0.2641
Sale 8,040 0.2641
Sale 3,998 0.2641
Sale 3,930 0.2641
Sale 11,195 0.2641
Sale 8,119 0.2641
Sale 5,759 0.2641
Sale 19,413 0.2641
Sale 5,018 0.2641
Sale 4,044 0.2641
Sale 22,921 0.2641
Sale 25,203 0.2641
Sale 40,342 0.2641
Sale 18,138 0.2641
Sale 4,991 0.2641
Sale 29,894 0.2641
Sale 10,065 0.2641
Sale 10,065 0.2641
Sale 25,148 0.2641
Sale 5,008 0.2641
Sale 23,908 0.2641
Sale 7,541 0.2641
Sale 20,157 0.2641
Sale 15,111 0.2641
Sale 4,872 0.2641
Sale 8,311 0.2641
Sale 4,298 0.2641
Sale 5,163 0.2641
Sale 17,269 0.2641
Sale 16,799 0.2641
Sale 5,018 0.2641
Sale 9,988 0.2641
Sale 4,845 0.2641
Sale 8,365 0.2641
Sale 8,197 0.2641
Sale 4,956 0.2641
Sale 27,795 0.2641
Sale 5,014 0.2641
Sale 4,956 0.2641
Sale 10,061 0.2641
Sale 14,518 0.2641
Sale 17,984 0.2641
Sale 9,975 0.2641
Sale 3,928 0.2641
Sale 9,802 0.2641
Sale 5,632 0.2641
Sale 7,512 0.2641
Sale 20,091 0.2641
Sale 19,992 0.2641
Sale 9,991 0.2641
Sale 4,970 0.2641
Sale 4,955 0.2641
Sale 4,977 0.2641
Sale 14,993 0.2641
Sale 4,306 0.2641
Sale 3,928 0.2641
Sale 4,458 0.2641
Sale 4,457 0.2641
Sale 43,569 0.2641
Sale 8,921 0.2641
Sale 35,587 0.2641
Sale 4,461 0.2641
Sale 4,410 0.2641
Sale 4,306 0.2641
Sale 4,300 0.2641
Sale 17,240 0.2641
Sale 4,455 0.2641
Sale 8,927 0.2641
Sale 4,474 0.2641
Sale 17,844 0.2641
Sale 6,030 0.2641
Sale 4,287 0.2641
Sale 6,991 0.2641
Sale 4,327 0.2641
Sale 4,327 0.2641
Sale 17,943 0.2641
Sale 4,461 0.2641
Sale 5,787 0.2641
Sale 33,564 0.2641
Sale 6,712 0.2641
Sale 5,593 0.2641
Sale 7,832 0.2641
Sale 5,661 0.2641
Sale 33,564 0.2641
Sale 5,798 0.2641
Sale 11,188 0.2641
Sale 8,698 0.2641
Sale 8,921 0.2641
Sale 11,188 0.2641
Sale 4,491 0.2641
Sale 8,478 0.2641
Sale 8,478 0.2641
Sale 9,114 0.2641
Sale 13,102 0.2641
Sale 11,652 0.2641
Sale 24,494 0.2641
Sale 21,168 0.2641
Sale 11,325 0.2641
Sale 5,593 0.2641
Sale 5,593 0.2641
Sale 16,024 0.2641
Sale 3,764 0.2641
Sale 7,791 0.2641
Sale 3,896 0.2641
Sale 3,773 0.2641
Sale 3,847 0.2641
Sale 3,847 0.2641
Sale 3,973 0.2641
Sale 11,856 0.2641
Sale 3,975 0.2641
Sale 4,486 0.2641
Sale 3,880 0.2641
Sale 38,259 0.2641
Sale 3,978 0.2641
Sale 7,968 0.2641
Sale 81,052 0.2641
Sale 8,024 0.2641
Sale 4,000 0.2641
Sale 16,095 0.2641
Sale 4,219 0.2641
Sale 3,977 0.2641
Sale 23,457 0.2641
Sale 11,238 0.2641
Sale 3,825 0.2641
Sale 3,930 0.2641
Sale 15,099 0.2641
Sale 6,517 0.2641
Sale 4,508 0.2641
Sale 7,774 0.2641
Sale 3,888 0.2641
Sale 7,775 0.2641
Sale 30,019 0.2641
Sale 3,888 0.2641
Sale 3,859 0.2641
Sale 3,892 0.2641
Sale 15,024 0.2641
Sale 3,961 0.2641
Sale 3,894 0.2641
Sale 3,863 0.2641
Sale 3,756 0.2641
Sale 3,757 0.2641
Sale 11,278 0.2641
Sale 3,866 0.2641
Sale 3,866 0.2641
Sale 3,865 0.2641
Sale 47,377 0.2641
Sale 3,888 0.2641
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
(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 06 January 2009
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)