Rule 8.3 - BTG
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 BTG
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 03 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 4,956,084 3.28% 253,195 0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives 253,195 0.17% 26,491 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 5,209,279 3.44% 279,686 0.18%
(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
(GBP)
Purchase 21,538 1.6100
Purchase 23,960 1.6252
Purchase 133,202 1.6199
Purchase 28,340 1.6426
Purchase 11,216 1.6134
Purchase 7,878 1.5928
Purchase 1,435 1.6100
Purchase 195,632 1.6314
Purchase 4,397 1.6312
Purchase 484 1.6100
Purchase 65,969 1.6314
Purchase 7,262 1.6100
Purchase 12,117 1.6100
Purchase 110,063 1.6314
Purchase 13,040 1.6313
Sale 20,519 1.6073
Sale 38,847 1.6556
Sale 2,202 1.6153
Sale 20,567 1.6581
Sale 3,162 1.6204
Sale 2,651 1.6400
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 20519 1.6073
CFD Long 2202 1.6152
CFD Long 3162 1.6204
CFD Long 2651 1.64
CFD Long 38847 1.6556
CFD Long 20567 1.658
CFD Short 11216 1.6134
CFD Short 133202 1.6198
CFD Short 23960 1.6251
CFD Short 28340 1.6425
(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 04 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)