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 19 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 6,660,042 4.47% 102,190 0.07%
(2) Derivatives (other 544,949 0.37% 164,040 0.11%
than options)
(3) Options and agreements 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
to purchase/sell
Total 7,204,991 4.84% 266,230 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 5,724 9.3888
Purchase 17,245 9.4124
Purchase 6,462 9.4232
Purchase 884 9.4050
Purchase 12,063 9.3814
Purchase 12,063 9.3814
Purchase 20,363 9.3780
Purchase 7,079 9.3759
Purchase 1,600 9.3148
Purchase 3,000 9.3500
Purchase 35,153 9.3937
Purchase 46,332 9.3903
Purchase 1,437 9.4200
Purchase 884 9.4050
Purchase 9,357 9.4079
Purchase 6,831 9.4200
Purchase 4,984 9.3909
Sale 7,079 9.3759
Sale 400 9.3600
Sale 1,600 9.3148
Sale 35,153 9.3937
Sale 8,945 9.4200
Sale 46,332 9.3903
Sale 884 9.4038
Sale 46,332 9.3903
Sale 5,724 9.3888
Sale 3,000 9.3482
Sale 884 9.4050
Sale 20,363 9.3780
Sale 17,245 9.4114
Sale 1,600 9.3148
Sale 12,063 9.3814
Sale 884 9.4050
Sale 4,984 9.3891
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 2685 9.3682
CFD Short 7079 9.3759
CFD Short 4984 9.3908
CFD Long 1600 9.3148
CFD Long 3000 9.3482
CFD Long 20363 9.3779
CFD Long 5724 9.3888
CFD Long 884 9.4038
CFD Long 17245 9.4114
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 20 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)