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 21 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 7,046,327 4.75% 204,338 0.14%
(2) Derivatives (other 2,210,783 1.49% 1,110,864 0.75%
than options)
(3) Options and agreements 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
to purchase/sell
Total 9,257,110 6.24% 1,315,202 0.89%
(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 149 8.5200
Purchase 3,084 8.5817
Purchase 801 8.6796
Purchase 9,668 8.5200
Purchase 747 8.5200
Purchase 1,606 8.6881
Purchase 833 8.7550
Purchase 11,392 8.6268
Sale 892 8.6155
Sale 3,500 8.6200
Sale 1,000 8.6200
Sale 36,845 8.6205
Sale 14,542 8.5914
Sale 1,500 8.6200
Sale 500 8.6200
Sale 260 8.5250
Sale 2,425 8.6200
Sale 2,411 8.7271
Sale 1,606 8.6881
Sale 1,606 8.6881
Sale 4,552 8.6612
Sale 395 8.5750
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 3084 8.5817
CFD Short 11392 8.6268
CFD Short 1502 8.6459
CFD Short 801 8.6796
CFD Long 14542 8.5914
CFD Long 892 8.6155
CFD Long 36845 8.6204
CFD Long 4552 8.6612
CFD Long 1606 8.6881
CFD Long 2411 8.727
(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 22 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)