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 27 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 6,563,484 4.40% 157,600 0.11%
(2) Derivatives (other 594,119 0.40% 107,454 0.07%
than options)
(3) Options and agreements 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
to purchase/sell
Total 7,157,603 4.80% 265,054 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 15 9.6300
Purchase 10,843 9.6638
Purchase 10,843 9.6638
Purchase 22 9.6259
Purchase 15 9.6300
Purchase 24,222 9.6578
Purchase 400 9.6116
Purchase 13,364 9.6530
Purchase 1,100 9.5991
Purchase 462 9.6255
Purchase 9,259 9.6736
Purchase 1,300 9.6265
Purchase 2 9.6450
Purchase 400 9.6116
Purchase 22,920 9.6596
Sale 462 9.6237
Sale 1,100 9.5991
Sale 15 9.6300
Sale 24,222 9.6578
Sale 400 9.6116
Sale 10,843 9.6638
Sale 24,222 9.6578
Sale 13,364 9.6530
Sale 22 9.6250
Sale 1,300 9.6265
Sale 2 9.6450
Sale 1,000 9.5500
Sale 22,920 9.6586
Sale 1,150 9.6400
Sale 9,259 9.6736
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number Of Securities Price Per Unit
CFD Short 1100 9.599
CFD Short 400 9.6116
CFD Short 462 9.6254
CFD Short 22 9.6259
CFD Short 9259 9.6735
CFD Long 1300 9.6265
CFD Long 2 9.645
CFD Long 22920 9.6586
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 28 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)