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 16 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 17,663,260 5.63% 45,023 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 12,373 0.00% 2,540,856 0.81%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 403,083 0.13% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,078,716 5.76% 2,585,879 0.82%
(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 41,411 1.8099
Purchase 30,963 1.8076
Purchase 5,900 1.7993
Purchase 4,299 1.8005
Purchase 2 1.8300
Sale 39,099 1.8156
Sale 37,170 1.8147
Sale 31,216 1.8210
Sale 10,986 1.8150
Sale 2,755 1.7900
Sale 1,363 1.8424
Sale 1,064 1.8113
Sale 865 1.7900
Sale 100 1.7975
Sale 2 1.8300
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 100 1.7975
CFD Long 37170 1.8146
CFD Long 31216 1.821
CFD Long 2 1.83
CFD Long 1363 1.8423
CFD Short 4299 1.8005
CFD Short 39994 1.8084
CFD Short 41411 1.8099
CFD Short 13396 1.8107
CFD Short 2820 1.8111
CFD Short 14443 1.8242
CFD Short 2 1.83
(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 17 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