Rule 8.3 - BAA PLC
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 BAA PLC
Class of relevant security ORD GBP 1.00
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 27 FEBRUARY 2006
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 39,335,582 (3.65%) 2,515,493 (0.23%)
securities
(2) Derivatives 846,968 (0.08%) 601,822 (0.06%)
(other than options)
(3) Options and 850,000 (0.08%) 1,350,000 (0.13%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 41,032,550 (3.81%) 4,467,315 (0.41%)
(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:
2.625% Number (%) Number (%)
Convertible
bonds 19/08/2009
(1) Relevant 9,843,000 (2.32%) 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 9,843,000 (2.32%) 0 (0.00%)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
2.94%Convertible Number (%) Number (%)
bonds 04/04/2008
(1) Relevant 20,000 (0.00%) 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 20,000 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
(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)
Purchase 2,000 8.2208
Sale 433 8.1914
Sale 500 8.1964
Sale 1,750 8.1920
Sale 500 8.1914
Sale 1,222 8.1650
Sale 15,000 8.1650
Sale 1,751 8.1700
Sale 20,600 8.1846
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name, (Note 6) (Note 7) Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD Long 20,600 8.1846
CFD Short 2,000 8.2208
(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 (Note
varying etc. relates (Note 7) 5)
(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
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 28 FEBRUARY 2006
Contact name BARCLAYS CORPORATE SECRETARIAT
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