Rule 8.3 - BPB
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 BPB
Relevant security dealt in ORD GBP 0.50
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with
which connected
If a connected EFM, nature of connection #
Date of dealing 13 OCTOBER 2005
DEALINGS †
Amount bought Price per unit (currency must be stated)
14,797 7.3650
Amount sold Price per unit (currency must be stated)
600 7.3606
3,985 7.3572
115,928 7.3441
Resultant total amount and percentage of the
same relevant security owned or controlled 23,632,848 (4.69%)
IS A SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE)/FORM 8 (OPTION) ATTACHED? YES
Date of disclosure 14 OCTOBER 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 13/10/2005 Written 115,928 7.3441
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
Long CFD 22/01/2002 Entered into 39,231 3.1616
Long CFD 24/01/2002 Entered into 64,377 3.1262
Short CFD 26/02/2002 Entered into 64,376 3.3758
Long CFD 01/03/2002 Entered into 130,768 3.3750
Short CFD 07/03/2002 Entered into 114,058 3.5600
Short CFD 07/03/2002 Entered into 39,232 3.5600
Long CFD 26/04/2002 Entered into 73,632 4.0402
Long CFD 30/04/2002 Entered into 125,054 3.9814
Long CFD 30/04/2002 Entered into 49,603 3.9814
Long CFD 01/05/2002 Entered into 48,647 4.0263
Long CFD 08/05/2002 Entered into 136,537 4.2901
Long CFD 09/05/2002 Entered into 146,220 4.2276
Long CFD 10/05/2002 Entered into 146,128 4.3936
Long CFD 14/05/2002 Entered into 31,556 4.3402
Long CFD 15/05/2002 Entered into 215,625 4.2995
Long CFD 16/05/2002 Entered into 51,360 4.3139
Long CFD 21/05/2002 Entered into 68,170 4.1150
Long CFD 22/05/2002 Entered into 68,610 4.0338
Long CFD 23/05/2002 Entered into 96,116 4.0697
Long CFD 23/05/2002 Entered into 25,342 4.0697
Long CFD 24/05/2002 Entered into 25,342 4.1942
Long CFD 29/05/2002 Entered into 119,235 4.0323
Short CFD 30/05/2002 Entered into 31,227 3.7263
Long CFD 05/06/2002 Entered into 68,164 3.7695
Long CFD 11/06/2002 Entered into 20,574 3.8650
Long CFD 13/06/2002 Entered into 28,439 3.7703
Long CFD 14/06/2002 Entered into 30,761 3.6283
Long CFD 14/08/2002 Entered into 99,521 2.7347
Short CFD 19/09/2002 Entered into 27,482 2.7781
Long CFD 20/01/2003 Entered into 71,224 2.4037
Short CFD 18/02/2003 Entered into 46,296 2.6576
Short CFD 19/02/2003 Entered into 31,508 2.7550
Short CFD 20/02/2003 Entered into 263,002 2.6941
Long CFD 28/02/2003 Entered into 130,040 4.0982
Short CFD 28/02/2003 Entered into 130,040 4.0982
Short CFD 24/03/2003 Entered into 50,042 2.8578
Short CFD 28/03/2003 Entered into 55,232 2.6831
Short CFD 01/07/2003 Entered into 112,774 3.0400
Long CFD 01/07/2003 Entered into 112,774 3.0400
Long CFD 08/07/2003 Entered into 39,246 3.2115
Long CFD 08/07/2003 Entered into 17,853 3.2115
Long CFD 15/07/2003 Entered into 49,678 3.1634
Short CFD 18/08/2003 Entered into 172,653 3.3013
Short CFD 29/09/2003 Entered into 158,680 3.2700
Long CFD 29/09/2003 Entered into 158,680 3.2700
Short CFD 07/11/2003 Entered into 61,536 3.3500
Short CFD 27/11/2003 Entered into 36,603 3.4150
Short CFD 01/12/2003 Entered into 61,773 3.4552
Short CFD 02/12/2003 Entered into 107,821 3.4800
Short CFD 03/12/2003 Entered into 35,633 3.5551
Short CFD 08/12/2003 Entered into 42,627 3.4906
Short CFD 10/12/2003 Entered into 14,205 3.4280
Short CFD 16/12/2003 Entered into 39,768 3.4727
Long CFD 16/01/2004 Written 4,483 3.5863
Long CFD 19/01/2004 Written 20,800 3.5970
Short CFD 20/01/2004 Entered into 95,725 3.6319
Long CFD 20/01/2004 Written 16,500 3.6371
Short CFD 21/01/2004 Entered into 139,152 3.6092
Short CFD 21/01/2004 Entered into 24,937 3.6092
Long CFD 21/01/2004 Written 14,400 3.5967
Short CFD 22/01/2004 Entered into 149,422 3.6248
Short CFD 22/01/2004 Entered into 33,509 3.6248
Long CFD 22/01/2004 Written 20,654 3.5921
Short CFD 23/01/2004 Entered into 84,498 3.5581
Short CFD 26/01/2004 Entered into 26,608 3.5215
Short CFD 26/01/2004 Entered into 91,398 3.5215
Short CFD 26/01/2004 Entered into 32,703 3.5215
Long CFD 26/01/2004 Written 8,200 3.5557
Short CFD 27/01/2004 Entered into 71,448 3.5966
Short CFD 27/01/2004 Entered into 42,012 3.5966
Long CFD 27/01/2004 Written 11,600 3.6109
Short CFD 28/01/2004 Entered into 527 3.6888
Short CFD 28/01/2004 Written 7,500 3.7029
Short CFD 29/01/2004 Entered into 33,848 3.6582
Short CFD 30/01/2004 Entered into 13,576 3.7162
Long CFD 30/01/2004 Written 16,000 3.7131
Long CFD 02/02/2004 Written 13,000 3.7801
Short CFD 03/02/2004 Entered into 119,122 3.7662
Short CFD 03/02/2004 Entered into 43,225 3.7662
Short CFD 04/02/2004 Entered into 70,776 3.7414
Short CFD 04/02/2004 Entered into 42,278 3.7414
Long CFD 05/02/2004 Written 1,900 3.7523
Short CFD 09/02/2004 Written 1,900 3.8080
Short CFD 11/02/2004 Entered into 42,253 3.7968
Short CFD 12/02/2004 Written 5,800 3.7780
Short CFD 16/02/2004 Written 4,200 3.8034
Short CFD 17/02/2004 Written 8,900 3.8005
Short CFD 18/02/2004 Written 28,300 3.7482
Short CFD 19/02/2004 Written 17,200 3.7461
Short CFD 20/02/2004 Written 13,700 3.7225
Short CFD 01/03/2004 Written 10,800 3.7104
Short CFD 02/03/2004 Entered into 54,578 3.7781
Short CFD 02/03/2004 Written 17,300 3.7789
Short CFD 04/03/2004 Entered into 33,602 3.7250
Short CFD 05/03/2004 Entered into 36,179 3.6800
Short CFD 09/03/2004 Written 11,400 3.6662
Short CFD 11/03/2004 Written 537 3.4754
Short CFD 19/03/2004 Written 5,400 3.6529
Short CFD 26/03/2004 Written 1,600 3.6086
Short CFD 29/03/2004 Written 15,600 3.5853
Short CFD 30/03/2004 Written 7,800 3.5804
Long CFD 13/04/2004 Written 2,500 3.7695
Long CFD 14/04/2004 Written 14,300 3.6988
Long CFD 15/04/2004 Written 5,100 3.7074
Long CFD 19/04/2004 Written 4,300 3.7046
Long CFD 23/04/2004 Written 1,700 3.8670
Long CFD 06/05/2004 Written 2,500 3.6346
Long CFD 11/05/2004 Written 1,300 3.5371
Long CFD 12/05/2004 Written 6,100 3.5166
Long CFD 13/05/2004 Written 24,700 3.5805
Long CFD 18/05/2004 Written 1,000 3.5496
Long CFD 20/05/2004 Written 19,500 3.6498
Long CFD 25/05/2004 Written 9,600 3.8279
Long CFD 26/05/2004 Written 42,800 3.9132
Long CFD 27/05/2004 Written 1,000 3.8795
Long CFD 08/06/2004 Entered into 31,328 4.0290
Long CFD 08/06/2004 Entered into 33,743 4.0290
Long CFD 09/06/2004 Entered into 91,426 3.9892
Long CFD 09/06/2004 Entered into 60,082 3.9892
Long CFD 10/06/2004 Entered into 91,384 3.9865
Long CFD 10/06/2004 Entered into 163,289 3.9727
Long CFD 10/06/2004 Entered into 5,254 3.9865
Long CFD 21/06/2004 Entered into 12,931 3.9620
Long CFD 24/06/2004 Written 22,300 4.0295
Long CFD 25/06/2004 Written 2,800 4.0446
Short CFD 01/07/2004 Written 23,100 4.1236
Long CFD 07/07/2004 Entered into 31,250 4.0452
Long CFD 09/07/2004 Entered into 37,129 3.9715
Long CFD 13/07/2004 Entered into 232,069 4.0315
Long CFD 13/07/2004 Entered into 12,464 4.0315
Long CFD 15/07/2004 Entered into 91,825 4.0313
Long CFD 30/07/2004 Entered into 12,681 3.9672
Short CFD 05/08/2004 Written 16,700 3.9144
Long CFD 06/08/2004 Entered into 64,906 3.8939
Long CFD 06/08/2004 Entered into 20,953 3.8939
Short CFD 09/08/2004 Written 8,300 3.7752
Long CFD 10/08/2004 Entered into 122,283 3.7950
Long CFD 10/08/2004 Entered into 24,456 3.7950
Long CFD 12/08/2004 Entered into 173,501 3.8200
Long CFD 12/08/2004 Entered into 18,337 3.8200
Long CFD 16/08/2004 Entered into 35,031 3.8156
Long CFD 19/08/2004 Entered into 244,788 3.8414
Long CFD 19/08/2004 Entered into 21,687 3.8414
Long CFD 15/09/2004 Written 4,095 4.1000
Long CFD 16/09/2004 Written 4,000 4.1200
Long CFD 20/09/2004 Written 13,365 4.1286
Long CFD 20/09/2004 Written 89 4.1300
Short CFD 20/09/2004 Written 83,000 4.1250
Long CFD 21/09/2004 Written 13,060 4.1764
Long CFD 21/09/2004 Written 14 4.1929
Short CFD 21/09/2004 Written 5,500 4.1900
Long CFD 22/09/2004 Written 17,300 4.2431
Short CFD 22/09/2004 Written 5,900 4.2325
Long CFD 23/09/2004 Written 20,441 4.1479
Short CFD 23/09/2004 Written 7,500 4.1535
Long CFD 27/09/2004 Written 10,020 4.2351
Short CFD 27/09/2004 Written 11,239 4.1950
Long CFD 28/09/2004 Written 24,589 4.2217
Long CFD 29/09/2004 Written 14,372 4.3310
Long CFD 29/09/2004 Written 62 4.3400
Short CFD 29/09/2004 Written 18,026 4.3128
Long CFD 30/09/2004 Written 47,746 4.2684
Long CFD 30/09/2004 Written 56 4.2700
Short CFD 30/09/2004 Written 6,100 4.2925
Short CFD 01/10/2004 Written 78,593 4.2880
Long CFD 04/10/2004 Written 16,063 4.3814
Long CFD 04/10/2004 Written 2,422 4.3775
Long CFD 05/10/2004 Entered into 28,658 4.3778
Long CFD 05/10/2004 Written 20,951 4.4030
Long CFD 05/10/2004 Written 27,838 4.3991
Short CFD 05/10/2004 Written 2,500 4.3275
Long CFD 06/10/2004 Entered into 129,836 4.3100
Long CFD 06/10/2004 Written 14,294 4.3600
Short CFD 06/10/2004 Written 6,200 4.2850
Long CFD 07/10/2004 Written 32,631 4.3316
Long CFD 07/10/2004 Written 6,673 4.3175
Short CFD 08/10/2004 Written 5,200 4.3160
Long CFD 11/10/2004 Entered into 17,632 4.3219
Short CFD 12/10/2004 Written 3,400 4.2350
Long CFD 13/10/2004 Entered into 11,716 4.2750
Short CFD 13/10/2004 Written 8,031 4.2708
Short CFD 15/10/2004 Written 3,314 4.2103
Short CFD 15/10/2004 Written 46,495 4.2321
Long CFD 18/10/2004 Entered into 19,023 4.2500
Long CFD 18/10/2004 Written 5,000 4.2450
Short CFD 18/10/2004 Written 13,005 4.2285
Long CFD 19/10/2004 Written 5,329 4.2575
Long CFD 19/10/2004 Written 6,463 4.2650
Short CFD 19/10/2004 Written 9,473 4.2654
Long CFD 20/10/2004 Written 1,900 4.1950
Long CFD 20/10/2004 Written 20,100 4.1728
Long CFD 21/10/2004 Entered into 81,192 4.1772
Long CFD 21/10/2004 Written 2,100 4.1687
Long CFD 22/10/2004 Written 9,910 4.1775
Long CFD 25/10/2004 Entered into 14,539 4.1512
Long CFD 25/10/2004 Written 28,667 4.1536
Long CFD 26/10/2004 Written 44,262 4.1788
Short CFD 27/10/2004 Written 47,284 4.2255
Long CFD 28/10/2004 Written 53,555 4.2397
Long CFD 29/10/2004 Written 27,584 4.2044
Short CFD 29/10/2004 Written 1,100 4.2300
Short CFD 01/11/2004 Written 25,505 4.2228
Long CFD 02/11/2004 Entered into 91,917 4.3265
Short CFD 02/11/2004 Written 16,854 4.3143
Long CFD 03/11/2004 Written 800 4.3875
Short CFD 03/11/2004 Written 23,689 4.4000
Long CFD 04/11/2004 Written 6,600 4.3900
Short CFD 05/11/2004 Written 6,000 4.5400
Long CFD 08/11/2004 Written 10,000 4.4382
Long CFD 08/11/2004 Written 2,100 4.4100
Long CFD 09/11/2004 Written 36,238 4.4121
Short CFD 09/11/2004 Written 4,405 4.4000
Long CFD 10/11/2004 Written 2,700 4.4175
Short CFD 10/11/2004 Written 21,083 4.4367
Long CFD 11/11/2004 Written 700 4.4550
Short CFD 11/11/2004 Written 26,017 4.4432
Short CFD 11/11/2004 Written 48,701 4.4415
Long CFD 12/11/2004 Written 7,000 4.5018
Long CFD 12/11/2004 Written 19,696 4.5225
Short CFD 12/11/2004 Written 3,000 4.5350
Long CFD 15/11/2004 Written 4,100 4.5525
Short CFD 16/11/2004 Entered into 137,678 4.5870
Long CFD 16/11/2004 Written 700 4.5900
Long CFD 16/11/2004 Written 51,680 4.5806
Long CFD 16/11/2004 Written 8,300 4.5900
Short CFD 16/11/2004 Written 8,199 4.5875
Long CFD 17/11/2004 Written 1,800 4.6250
Short CFD 17/11/2004 Written 4,036 4.6264
Long CFD 18/11/2004 Entered into 42,482 4.5050
Long CFD 18/11/2004 Written 15,495 4.5375
Short CFD 18/11/2004 Written 12,109 4.5330
Short CFD 18/11/2004 Written 6,269 4.4975
Short CFD 19/11/2004 Written 99,106 4.4736
Long CFD 22/11/2004 Entered into 28,132 4.4234
Long CFD 22/11/2004 Written 31,662 4.4412
Short CFD 23/11/2004 Written 3,859 4.4243
Long CFD 24/11/2004 Entered into 24,951 4.4266
Short CFD 24/11/2004 Written 29,500 4.4274
Short CFD 25/11/2004 Written 9,783 4.4700
Short CFD 25/11/2004 Written 634 4.4406
Short CFD 26/11/2004 Written 19,385
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