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 09 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 7,358,473 4.96% 228,918 0.15%
(2) Derivatives (other 1,712,970 1.15% 999,170 0.67%
than options)
(3) Options and agreements 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
to purchase/sell
Total 9,071,443 6.11% 1,228,088 0.83%
(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 1,893 8.8641
Purchase 6,644 9.1666
Purchase 379 8.8261
Purchase 8,318 9.0778
Purchase 1,177 9.1441
Purchase 412 8.9000
Purchase 26,414 8.8394
Purchase 2,600 9.1470
Sale 1,000 8.7800
Sale 1,165 8.8984
Sale 101,322 9.0615
Sale 20,000 9.3012
Sale 7,181 9.0073
Sale 7,737 9.1106
Sale 24,504 9.1710
Sale 850 9.1450
Sale 5,180 9.0528
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 379 8.8261
CFD Short 1893 8.8641
CFD Short 8318 9.0778
CFD Short 2400 9.1469
CFD Short 200 9.147
CFD Short 6644 9.1665
CFD Long 1165 8.8984
CFD Long 50417 8.9719
CFD Long 7181 9.0073
CFD Long 5180 9.0527
CFD Long 101322 9.0614
CFD Long 7737 9.1105
CFD Long 24504 9.171
(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 12 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)