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)