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 04 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 6,537,807 4.39% 182,330 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 631,219 0.42% 97,860 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,169,026 4.81% 280,190 0.19%
(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 23,009 9.5465
Purchase 1,518 9.6500
Purchase 556 9.6540
Purchase 1,962 9.5468
Purchase 18,844 9.5333
Purchase 439 9.4555
Purchase 1,900 9.5347
Purchase 766 9.6000
Purchase 4,793 9.5558
Purchase 1,869 9.5605
Purchase 29,851 9.5467
Purchase 3,620 9.5274
Purchase 6,842 9.5472
Purchase 2,170 9.4810
Purchase 3,813 9.6117
Purchase 6,842 9.5472
Sale 29,851 9.5467
Sale 1,869 9.5605
Sale 439 9.4537
Sale 2,170 9.4810
Sale 3,813 9.6108
Sale 29,851 9.5467
Sale 23,009 9.5465
Sale 766 9.6000
Sale 1,869 9.5605
Sale 556 9.6521
Sale 3,620 9.5265
Sale 1,900 9.5347
Sale 2,170 9.4810
Sale 6,842 9.5472
Sale 18,844 9.5333
Sale 4,793 9.5549
Sale 1,962 9.5468
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 4491 9.4811
CFD Short 3620 9.5273
CFD Short 1900 9.5347
CFD Short 766 9.6
CFD Short 556 9.6539
CFD Long 439 9.4536
CFD Long 2170 9.481
CFD Long 18844 9.5333
CFD Long 1962 9.5467
CFD Long 4793 9.5548
CFD Long 1869 9.5604
CFD Long 3813 9.6108
(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 07 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