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 08 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 41,401,925 3.59% 1,862,915 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,077,588 0.27% 706,151 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,479,513 3.86% 2,569,066 0.22%
(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 919 1.7250
Purchase 356,591 1.6814
Purchase 45,086 1.6804
Purchase 87,095 1.7019
Purchase 1,838 1.7250
Purchase 98,859 1.6836
Purchase 32,966 1.6836
Purchase 22,176 1.7250
Purchase 20,328 1.7250
Purchase 10,753 1.6878
Purchase 6,306 1.5440
Purchase 4,609 1.5230
Purchase 7,137 1.6240
Sale 9,949 1.7250
Sale 137 1.6541
Sale 3,161 1.6897
Sale 111,764 1.6323
Sale 123,684 1.6850
Sale 352,711 1.6768
Sale 7,388 1.7250
Sale 56,986 1.6759
Sale 5,000 1.7267
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 111764 1.6322
CFD Long 56986 1.6758
CFD Long 352711 1.6768
CFD Long 123684 1.6849
CFD Long 3161 1.6897
CFD Long 5000 1.7267
CFD Short 8794 1.5946
CFD Short 7137 1.6239
CFD Short 38888 1.6261
CFD Short 45086 1.6804
CFD Short 356591 1.6814
CFD Short 87095 1.7018
CFD Short 52704 1.7119
CFD Short 69433 1.714
(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 09 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