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 04 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 41,444,117 3.59% 1,658,933 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,128,814 0.27% 730,527 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,572,931 3.86% 2,389,460 0.21%
(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 132,443 1.5999
Purchase 88,045 1.5877
Purchase 3,000 1.5750
Purchase 38,700 1.5764
Purchase 94,853 1.5958
Purchase 18,480 1.5520
Purchase 27,000 1.5549
Purchase 2,585 1.5520
Purchase 13,663 1.5759
Sale 445 1.6141
Sale 1,000 1.5641
Sale 527 1.5520
Sale 3,644 1.6050
Sale 15,390 1.5520
Sale 18,600 1.6265
Sale 60,485 1.5985
Sale 112,828 1.6106
Sale 79,658 1.5971
Sale 218,301 1.5806
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 37289 1.5781
CFD Long 218301 1.5805
CFD Long 79658 1.5971
CFD Long 60485 1.5985
CFD Long 112828 1.6106
CFD Long 18600 1.6265
CFD Short 108618 1.5493
CFD Short 27000 1.5548
CFD Short 3000 1.575
CFD Short 38700 1.5764
CFD Short 34918 1.5835
CFD Short 88045 1.5877
CFD Short 132443 1.5999
CFD Short 59935 1.6029
(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 05 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