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 05 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 41,378,042 3.59% 1,735,714 0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,120,206 0.27% 736,347 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,498,248 3.86% 2,472,061 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 1,138 1.5043
Purchase 155,329 1.5194
Purchase 5,170 1.5440
Purchase 7,392 1.5440
Purchase 59,772 1.5141
Purchase 25,300 1.5121
Purchase 16,600 1.5248
Purchase 115,668 1.5167
Sale 3,976 1.5698
Sale 153,698 1.5196
Sale 20,000 1.6050
Sale 126,013 1.5151
Sale 6,018 1.4959
Sale 43,687 1.5226
Sale 51,607 1.5145
Sale 2,796 1.5440
Sale 64,649 1.5252
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 51607 1.5144
CFD Long 126013 1.5151
CFD Long 153698 1.5195
CFD Long 43687 1.5226
CFD Long 64649 1.5251
CFD Long 6184 1.5296
CFD Long 3976 1.5697
CFD Short 48315 1.5117
CFD Short 25300 1.5121
CFD Short 59772 1.5141
CFD Short 155329 1.5193
CFD Short 67353 1.5203
CFD Short 16600 1.5247
CFD Short 12861 1.5289
CFD Short 78712 1.5337
(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 08 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