Rule 8.3 - AXON GROUP
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 AXON GROUP
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.01
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 19 September 2008
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 1,488,703 2.31% 20,808 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 607,940 0.94% 58,507 0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 2,096,643 3.26% 79,315 0.12%
(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
a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 2,423 6.1199
Purchase 208 6.1192
Purchase 1,559 6.1199
Purchase 48,384 6.0550
Purchase 34,912 6.0550
Purchase 1,125 6.1198
Purchase 2,262 6.0200
Purchase 6,437 6.0550
Purchase 2,551 6.1323
Purchase 1,606 6.1532
Purchase 4,729 6.1844
Purchase 1,717 6.1199
Purchase 53,283 6.0550
Sale 1,028 6.1646
Sale 8,436 6.1517
Sale 2,541 6.0978
Sale 15,547 6.1480
Sale 143,016 6.0550
Sale 13,418 6.1480
Sale 2,262 6.0200
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 8436 6.1517
CFD Long 1028 6.1646
CFD Short 2589 6.1291
CFD Short 2551 6.1322
CFD Short 1606 6.1532
CFD Short 2461 6.1556
CFD Short 1861 6.1557
CFD Short 1270 6.1558
CFD Short 512 6.18
CFD Short 4729 6.1844
(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 22 September 2008
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)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk