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 15 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 41,397,926 3.59% 1,465,934 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,584,173 0.22% 717,750 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 43,982,099 3.81% 2,183,684 0.19%
(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 14,708 1.5929
Purchase 1,519 1.5940
Purchase 68,282 1.5940
Purchase 966 1.6300
Purchase 74,772 1.5940
Purchase 8,601 1.6162
Purchase 1 1.6300
Purchase 948 1.6491
Purchase 628 1.6312
Purchase 23,676 1.5900
Purchase 53,841 1.6270
Purchase 40,471 1.6439
Purchase 129,817 1.6233
Sale 2,986 1.6091
Sale 628 1.6248
Sale 63,698 1.6249
Sale 8,776 1.6226
Sale 245,225 1.6360
Sale 2,162 Transfer
Sale 2,400 1.6250
Sale 6,400 1.5950
Sale 1 1.6200
Sale 112,800 1.6203
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 6400 1.595
CFD Long 1 1.62
CFD Long 112800 1.6203
CFD Long 8776 1.6226
CFD Long 628 1.6247
CFD Long 63698 1.6248
CFD Long 245225 1.636
CFD Short 14708 1.5928
CFD Short 129817 1.6232
CFD Short 53841 1.6269
CFD Short 1 1.63
CFD Short 628 1.6312
CFD Short 10471 1.6416
CFD Short 30000 1.6447
(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 16 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