Rule 8.3 - BRITISH AIRWAYS
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 BRITISH AIRWAYS
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.25
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 02 December 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 40,946,517 3.55% 2,168,822 0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,134,171 0.27% 711,151 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,080,688 3.82% 2,879,973 0.25%
(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 1,848 1.5710
Purchase 512,271 1.5390
Purchase 67,918 1.5390
Purchase 82,494 1.5155
Purchase 6,783 1.5710
Purchase 8,400 1.5595
Purchase 919 1.5710
Purchase 10,432 1.5999
Purchase 4,989 1.5710
Purchase 5,124 1.4607
Purchase 16,696 1.5710
Purchase 39,753 1.5710
Purchase 32,732 1.4033
Purchase 255,268 1.5609
Sale 10,200 1.5052
Sale 168,697 1.5528
Sale 51,460 1.5179
Sale 506,619 1.5355
Sale 47,450 1.4460
Sale 640,246 1.5423
Sale 275 Transfer
Sale 4,518 1.5600
Sale 4,451 1.5710
Sale 1,344,738 1.3970
Sale 68,139 1.5340
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 25000 1.4405
CFD Long 10200 1.5051
CFD Long 51460 1.5178
CFD Long 68139 1.534
CFD Long 506619 1.5354
CFD Long 640246 1.5422
CFD Long 143697 1.5723
CFD Short 32732 1.4033
CFD Short 20138 1.4578
CFD Short 82494 1.5154
CFD Short 67918 1.5389
CFD Short 512271 1.539
CFD Short 69909 1.5391
CFD Short 113250 1.5495
CFD Short 8400 1.5594
CFD Short 142018 1.5699
CFD Short 10432 1.5999
(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 03 December 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