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 22 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 7,080,574 4.77% 202,059 0.14%
(2) Derivatives (other 2,224,129 1.50% 1,159,870 0.78%
than options)
(3) Options and agreements 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
to purchase/sell
Total 9,304,703 6.27% 1,361,929 0.92%
(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 2,670 8.5220
Purchase 30,078 8.5428
Purchase 4,925 8.6112
Purchase 2,670 8.5220
Purchase 176 8.4666
Purchase 5,294 8.5636
Purchase 3,100 8.4398
Purchase 435 8.4580
Purchase 915 8.4721
Sale 3,363 8.4975
Sale 2,670 8.5220
Sale 2,130 8.5386
Sale 1,170 8.4634
Sale 6,683 8.5528
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 3100 8.4398
CFD Short 1848 8.4509
CFD Short 176 8.4665
CFD Short 915 8.472
CFD Short 2670 8.522
CFD Short 30078 8.5427
CFD Short 5294 8.5635
CFD Short 4925 8.6112
CFD Long 1170 8.4633
CFD Long 3363 8.4975
CFD Long 2130 8.5386
CFD Long 6683 8.5527
(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 23 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)