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 20 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 6,593,098 4.43% 120,665 0.08%
(2) Derivatives (other 563,828 0.38% 121,390 0.08%
than options)
(3) Options and agreements 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
to purchase/sell
Total 7,156,926 4.80% 242,055 0.16%
(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 1,600 9.4309
Purchase 404 9.4350
Purchase 2,550 9.3904
Purchase 62,479 9.4586
Purchase 2,550 9.3904
Purchase 3,722 9.4339
Purchase 20,107 9.4376
Purchase 38,650 9.4720
Purchase 59,525 9.4617
Purchase 404 9.4350
Purchase 216 9.4550
Purchase 2,550 9.3916
Sale 20,107 9.4366
Sale 1,600 9.4309
Sale 3,722 9.4321
Sale 4,854 9.4550
Sale 31 9.4352
Sale 62,479 9.4586
Sale 59,525 9.4617
Sale 497 9.4550
Sale 1,600 9.4309
Sale 76 9.4350
Sale 500 9.4600
Sale 2,550 9.3904
Sale 77 9.4351
Sale 62,479 9.4586
Sale 404 9.4350
Sale 38,650 9.4720
Sale 2,550 9.3904
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 2550 9.3915
CFD Long 1600 9.4309
CFD Long 3722 9.432
CFD Long 20107 9.4366
CFD Long 38650 9.4719
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 21 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)