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 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 6,572,524 4.41% 135,140 0.09%
(2) Derivatives (other 571,659 0.38% 96,558 0.06%
than options)
(3) Options and agreements 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
to purchase/sell
Total 7,144,183 4.79% 231,698 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 1,755 9.6532
Purchase 4,554 9.5850
Purchase 10,765 9.5850
Purchase 3,036 9.4550
Purchase 1,000 9.5600
Purchase 1,600 9.5994
Purchase 1,000 9.5600
Purchase 2,733 9.5500
Purchase 1,000 9.5612
Purchase 2 9.5200
Purchase 2,550 9.6225
Purchase 1,343 9.5745
Purchase 37,552 9.6289
Purchase 1,330 9.6150
Purchase 3,036 9.5850
Purchase 7,778 9.5791
Purchase 1,862 9.5997
Purchase 15,715 9.6037
Purchase 7,778 9.5791
Purchase 46,330 9.6191
Purchase 1,302 9.6150
Purchase 2,100 9.6068
Purchase 23,571 9.6309
Purchase 3,652 9.5850
Sale 2,100 9.6050
Sale 37,552 9.6289
Sale 23,571 9.6309
Sale 46 9.5850
Sale 1,343 9.5736
Sale 1,330 9.6141
Sale 7,778 9.5791
Sale 1,862 9.5978
Sale 209 9.5850
Sale 106 9.5850
Sale 1,000 9.5600
Sale 1,788 9.5850
Sale 46,330 9.6191
Sale 1,000 9.5600
Sale 1,755 9.6532
Sale 4,161 9.5850
Sale 2,550 9.6225
Sale 1,600 9.5994
Sale 1,755 9.6532
Sale 2 9.5200
Sale 15,715 9.6028
Sale 2,733 9.5500
Sale 46,330 9.6191
Sale 1,302 9.6150
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 2 9.52
CFD Short 2733 9.55
CFD Short 1000 9.5612
CFD Short 1343 9.5745
CFD Short 6644 9.5929
CFD Short 1600 9.5993
CFD Short 2100 9.6068
CFD Long 1862 9.5978
CFD Long 15715 9.6027
CFD Long 1330 9.6141
CFD Long 1302 9.615
CFD Long 2550 9.6225
CFD Long 23571 9.6309
CFD Long 1755 9.6532
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 24 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)