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 18 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 6,682,053 4.48% 84,061 0.06%
(2) Derivatives (other 529,505 0.36% 182,664 0.12%
than options)
(3) Options and agreements 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
to purchase/sell
Total 7,211,558 4.84% 266,725 0.18%
(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 9,187 9.2956
Purchase 30,065 9.3117
Purchase 46,956 9.3065
Purchase 74,361 9.3105
Purchase 5,714 9.3021
Purchase 668 9.3308
Purchase 9,855 9.2962
Purchase 4,179 9.2697
Sale 54 9.3735
Sale 16 9.3500
Sale 1,481 9.3496
Sale 82,735 9.3081
Sale 668 9.3300
Sale 2,164 9.2421
Sale 74,361 9.3105
Sale 5,714 9.3003
Sale 250 9.3450
Sale 9,187 9.2938
Sale 4,179 9.2697
Sale 46,956 9.3065
Sale 30,065 9.3108
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 2282 9.1954
CFD Short 9187 9.2955
CFD Short 668 9.3308
CFD Long 2164 9.242
CFD Long 5714 9.3003
CFD Long 46956 9.3065
CFD Long 30065 9.3107
CFD Long 1481 9.3484
CFD Long 54 9.3735
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 19 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)