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 BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in CLOSE BROS GROUP
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.25
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 03 January 2008
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 6,563,337 4.40% 178,165 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 609,698 0.41% 120,743 0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,173,035 4.81% 298,908 0.20%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
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 Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 7,015 9.3511
Purchase 1,995 9.3067
Purchase 1,500 9.3400
Purchase 271 9.3212
Purchase 700 9.3800
Purchase 500 9.3365
Purchase 271 9.3200
Purchase 3,168 9.4743
Purchase 175 9.4268
Purchase 6,593 9.4950
Purchase 271 9.3200
Purchase 2,027 9.3516
Purchase 500 9.3365
Purchase 18,572 9.3556
Purchase 9,882 9.3306
Purchase 1,400 9.3293
Purchase 883 9.3209
Purchase 2,149 9.3492
Purchase 11,286 9.3593
Purchase 7,015 9.3511
Purchase 1,708 9.3688
Sale 883 9.3200
Sale 271 9.3200
Sale 3,168 9.4743
Sale 1,500 9.3400
Sale 18,572 9.3556
Sale 1,400 9.3293
Sale 2,027 9.3499
Sale 18,572 9.3556
Sale 175 9.4250
Sale 2,149 9.3492
Sale 9,882 9.3297
Sale 271 9.3200
Sale 500 9.3365
Sale 11,286 9.3593
Sale 700 9.3800
Sale 1,995 9.3058
Sale 7,015 9.3511
Sale 1,708 9.3679
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 883 9.3209
CFD Short 271 9.3211
CFD Short 1400 9.3292
CFD Short 4626 9.3329
CFD Short 500 9.3365
CFD Short 2149 9.3491
CFD Short 1708 9.3687
CFD Short 700 9.38
CFD Short 175 9.4268
CFD Long 1995 9.3058
CFD Long 9882 9.3296
CFD Long 1500 9.34
CFD Long 2027 9.3498
CFD Long 3168 9.4743
(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 (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
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 04 January 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
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)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk