Rule 8.3 - BRIT INSURANCE HOLDINGS
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 BRIT INSURANCE HOLDINGS
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.75
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 15 June 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 17,702,457 5.64% 42,175 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 26,999 0.01% 2,508,968 0.80%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 403,083 0.13% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,132,539 5.78% 2,551,143 0.81%
(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
Purchase 34,840 1.8438
Purchase 28,343 1.8326
Purchase 13,670 1.8353
Purchase 5,163 1.9025
Purchase 6,355 1.8156
Sale 7,727 1.8427
Sale 2,242 1.7974
Sale 5,638 1.8484
Sale 5,733 1.8427
Sale 6,146 1.8427
Sale 1,500 1.8547
Sale 7,501 1.8501
Sale 89,565 1.8150
Sale 11,150 1.8197
Sale 11,237 1.8766
Sale 17,023 1.8427
Sale 7,310 1.8427
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2242 1.7973
CFD Long 11150 1.8196
CFD Long 1500 1.8547
CFD Long 11237 1.8766
CFD Short 6355 1.8155
CFD Short 28343 1.8326
CFD Short 32593 1.8432
CFD Short 5709 1.8454
CFD Short 7635 1.8455
CFD Short 9808 1.8463
CFD Short 60625 1.8465
CFD Short 2443 1.8561
CFD Short 27522 1.8562
CFD Short 16339 1.8772
CFD Short 5163 1.9025
(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 16 June 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)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk