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 29 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 7,138,658 4.81% 141,279 0.10%
(2) Derivatives (other 2,333,827 1.57% 1,357,273 0.91%
than options)
(3) Options and agreements 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
to purchase/sell
Total 9,472,485 6.38% 1,498,552 1.01%
(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 3,531 9.0528
Purchase 497 8.8995
Purchase 117 9.1817
Purchase 2,949 9.0679
Purchase 630 8.9916
Purchase 4,049 8.9679
Purchase 3,463 9.0257
Purchase 18,222 8.9814
Purchase 497 8.8995
Purchase 2,576 8.9484
Purchase 4,554 8.9900
Purchase 2,274 9.2028
Purchase 2,425 8.9884
Purchase 1,260 9.0900
Sale 3,531 9.0528
Sale 2,274 9.2028
Sale 3,531 9.0528
Sale 200 9.1400
Sale 625 8.9691
Sale 2,274 9.2028
Sale 1,328 9.0400
Sale 497 8.8995
Sale 2,576 8.9484
Sale 2,576 8.9484
Sale 18,514 9.0352
Sale 3,265 9.0902
Sale 2,454 8.9741
Sale 2,507 8.9998
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 497 8.8994
CFD Short 5028 8.9485
CFD Short 4049 8.9679
CFD Short 18222 8.9814
CFD Short 2425 8.9883
CFD Short 630 8.9915
CFD Shor 3463 9.0256
CFD Short 2949 9.0678
CFD Short 1260 9.09
CFD Short 117 9.1817
CFD Long 2576 8.9484
CFD Long 625 8.9691
CFD Long 2454 8.9741
CFD Long 2507 8.9997
CFD Long 18514 9.0351
CFD Long 1328 9.04
CFD Long 3531 9.0528
CFD Long 3265 9.0901
CFD Long 200 9.14
CFD Long 2274 9.2028
(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 30 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)