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 11 December 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 6,907,300 4.64% 7,192 0.00%
(2) Derivatives (other 487,249 0.33% 368,911 0.25%
than options)
(3) Options and agreements 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
to purchase/sell
Total 7,394,549 4.96% 376,103 0.25%
(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 1,426 8.7450
Purchase 1,476 8.7559
Purchase 555 8.7450
Purchase 600 8.7700
Purchase 224 8.7450
Purchase 1,154 8.7532
Purchase 540 8.7450
Purchase 1,042 8.7686
Purchase 420 8.7927
Sale 350 8.7885
Sale 14,700 8.7689
Sale 1,707 8.7700
Sale 555 8.7450
Sale 825 8.7700
Sale 3,426 8.7382
Sale 1,516 8.7764
Sale 1,042 8.7686
Sale 1,042 8.7686
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 1463 8.7457
CFD Short 1154 8.7532
CFD Short 1476 8.7558
CFD Short 600 8.77
CFD Short 420 8.7926
CFD Long 3426 8.7382
CFD Long 1042 8.7685
CFD Long 14700 8.7689
CFD Long 1707 8.77
CFD Long 1516 8.7763
C) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(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 December 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)
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