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 12 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 6,807,561 4.57% 5,102 0.00%
(2) Derivatives (other 482,818 0.32% 331,222 0.22%
than options)
(3) Options and agreements 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
to purchase/sell
Total 7,290,379 4.89% 336,324 0.23%
(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 1,934 8.8805
Purchase 2,777 8.8700
Purchase 9,935 8.8150
Purchase 6,264 8.7698
Purchase 220 8.8700
Purchase 1,300 8.7364
Purchase 6,278 8.8663
Purchase 1,551 8.8477
Purchase 2,690 8.8482
Purchase 2,277 8.8700
Purchase 4,338 8.5862
Purchase 5,133 8.8716
Purchase 1,300 8.7364
Sale 1,934 8.8805
Sale 76,989 8.7450
Sale 33,600 8.8617
Sale 759 8.8700
Sale 1,176 8.6731
Sale 3,268 8.8772
Sale 8,298 8.8595
Sale 1,300 8.7364
Sale 10,925 8.7561
Sale 1,934 8.8805
Sale 1,601 8.8700
Sale 3,952 8.7606
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 4338 8.5861
CFD Short 2341 8.7356
CFD Short 1300 8.7364
CFD Short 6264 8.7698
CFD Short 1551 8.8476
CFD Short 2690 8.8482
CFD Short 6278 8.8663
CFD Short 5133 8.8715
CFD Long 1176 8.673
CFD Long 10925 8.756
CFD Long 3952 8.7606
CFD Long 8298 8.8595
CFD Long 33600 8.8616
CFD Long 3268 8.8772
CFD Long 1934 8.8805
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 13 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)