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 14 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 6,721,988 4.51% 33,340 0.02%
(2) Derivatives (other 485,638 0.33% 243,466 0.16%
than options)
(3) Options and agreements 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
to purchase/sell
Total 7,207,626 4.84% 276,806 0.19%
(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 21,847 8.6550
Purchase 45,324 9.2140
Purchase 2,604 9.0136
Purchase 231 9.5050
Purchase 7,590 9.5050
Purchase 1,537 8.7555
Purchase 9,677 9.1943
Purchase 324 9.5050
Purchase 3 8.7000
Purchase 12,437 9.0616
Purchase 2,277 9.5050
Purchase 412 8.7300
Purchase 231 9.5050
Purchase 18,193 9.5050
Purchase 7,717 9.2386
Purchase 34,123 9.0692
Purchase 2,688 8.7267
Purchase 6,374 8.7000
Purchase 6,457 9.3608
Purchase 300 8.7564
Purchase 34,123 9.0692
Purchase 600 8.7000
Purchase 9,677 9.1943
Purchase 11,749 9.1380
Purchase 300 8.7564
Purchase 11,749 9.1380
Purchase 67,879 9.1505
Purchase 2,092 9.5050
Sale 11,749 9.1380
Sale 300 8.7564
Sale 1,034 9.5050
Sale 18,193 9.5033
Sale 34,123 9.0692
Sale 12,437 9.0607
Sale 2,756 9.5050
Sale 2,092 9.5050
Sale 2,688 8.7251
Sale 67,879 9.1505
Sale 6,457 9.3600
Sale 412 8.7300
Sale 3 8.6967
Sale 2,604 9.0136
Sale 34,123 9.0681
Sale 45,324 9.2140
Sale 600 8.7000
Sale 6,374 8.7000
Sale 550 8.7000
Sale 412 8.7300
Sale 9,677 9.1943
Sale 34,123 9.0692
Sale 45,324 9.2140
Sale 231 9.5050
Sale 7,717 9.2377
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 21847 8.655
CFD Short 2688 8.7267
CFD Short 1330 8.7399
CFD Short 300 8.7564
CFD Short 2604 9.0136
CFD Short 9677 9.1942
CFD Short 6457 9.3608
CFD Long 3 8.6966
CFD Long 6974 8.7
CFD Long 12437 9.0607
CFD Long 34123 9.0681
CFD Long 7717 9.2377
CFD Long 18193 9.5033
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 17 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)