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 17 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 6,758,898 4.54% 55,760 0.04%
(2) Derivatives (other 503,299 0.34% 230,755 0.15%
than options)
(3) Options and agreements 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
to purchase/sell
Total 7,262,197 4.87% 286,515 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 4,554 9.2650
Purchase 2,788 9.2016
Purchase 1,396 9.3409
Purchase 424 9.1850
Purchase 643 9.2448
Purchase 652 9.3450
Purchase 2,065 9.2745
Purchase 424 9.1850
Purchase 38,133 9.2164
Purchase 14,024 9.3496
Purchase 556 9.1535
Purchase 1,459 9.2156
Purchase 18,193 9.2577
Purchase 5,367 9.2442
Purchase 18,193 9.2577
Purchase 54,833 9.2523
Purchase 4,554 9.2650
Purchase 5,367 9.2442
Purchase 121,556 9.5050
Purchase 55,597 9.2507
Purchase 1,869 9.1959
Sale 652 9.3442
Sale 556 9.1535
Sale 55,597 9.2507
Sale 14,024 9.3496
Sale 54,833 9.2523
Sale 4,179 9.2697
Sale 1,396 9.3400
Sale 38,133 9.2154
Sale 424 9.1850
Sale 18,193 9.2577
Sale 1,869 9.1959
Sale 424 9.1838
Sale 55,597 9.2507
Sale 55,800 9.2716
Sale 758 9.2650
Sale 643 9.2430
Sale 2,788 9.1999
Sale 556 9.1535
Sale 424 9.1850
Sale 2,06 9.2745
Sale 1,459 9.2148
Sale 5,367 9.2442
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 2645 9.1555
CFD Short 1869 9.1958
CFD Short 1459 9.2156
CFD Short 643 9.2447
CFD Short 18193 9.2577
CFD Short 1396 9.3409
CFD Long 556 9.1535
CFD Long 424 9.1838
CFD Long 2788 9.1998
CFD Long 38133 9.2154
CFD Long 652 9.3441
CFD Long 14024 9.3495
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 18 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)