Rule 8.3 - CLOSE BROS GROUP
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 (Note 1) BARCLAYS PLC
Company dealt in CLOSE BROS GROUP
Class of relevant security to which the ORD GBP0.25
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 28 November 2007
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 securities 7,137,766 4.81% 140,498 0.09%
(2) Derivatives (other 2,296,553 1.55% 1,318,633 0.89%
than options)
(3) Options and agreements 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
to purchase/sell
Total 9,434,319 6.35% 1,459,131 0.98%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of relevant Long Short
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 Price per unit (Note 5)
securities
Purchase 497 8.8995
Purchase 6,740 8.8658
Purchase 23,719 8.8965
Purchase 1,759 9.1113
Purchase 497 8.8995
Purchase 3,100 9.1216
Purchase 6,072 9.1900
Purchase 3,344 9.1900
Purchase 9,195 8.8805
Purchase 2,274 9.2028
Purchase 21 8.9162
Purchase 8 8.8685
Sale 700 8.9232
Sale 5,522 8.9028
Sale 2,274 9.2028
Sale 210 9.1900
Sale 8 8.8685
Sale 500 8.8092
Sale 673 8.7553
Sale 11,416 9.1900
Sale 497 8.8995
Sale 1,970 8.8656
Sale 8 8.8685
Sale 2,274 9.2028
Sale 4,160 9.2057
Sale 3,731 9.1982
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 6740 8.8658
CFD Short 9195 8.8805
CFD Short 1703 8.8885
CFD Short 23719 8.8965
CFD Short 497 8.8994
CFD Short 21 8.9161
CFD Short 1759 9.1112
CFD Short 3100 9.1216
CFD Long 673 8.7553
CFD Long 1970 8.8655
CFD Long 8 8.8687
CFD Long 5522 8.9028
CFD Long 700 8.9231
CFD Long 3731 9.1982
CFD Long 2274 9.2028
CFD Long 4160 9.2056
(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
varying etc. relates (Note 7) (Note 5)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
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 29 November 2007
Contact name BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
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)