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 07 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 6,506,013 4.37% 200,841 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 639,639 0.43% 77,472 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,145,652 4.79% 278,313 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 1,070 9.5940
Purchase 324 9.6550
Purchase 134 9.7400
Purchase 1,500 9.5900
Purchase 6,593 Transfer
Purchase 12,867 9.6053
Purchase 48,523 9.5984
Purchase 14,904 9.5758
Purchase 1,968 9.5925
Purchase 11,574 9.6002
Purchase 2,624 9.5975
Purchase 8,600 9.6196
Purchase 880 9.5884
Purchase 11,574 9.6002
Purchase 7,894 9.6062
Purchase 36,949 9.5978
Purchase 713 9.6550
Purchase 9,606 9.6019
Sale 525 9.5738
Sale 1,500 9.5900
Sale 8,600 9.6196
Sale 12,867 9.6053
Sale 9,606 9.6019
Sale 880 9.5884
Sale 36,949 9.5978
Sale 880 9.5884
Sale 134 9.7381
Sale 1,968 9.5917
Sale 48,523 9.5984
Sale 7,894 9.6062
Sale 48,523 9.5984
Sale 1,070 9.5940
Sale 2,624 9.5966
Sale 14,904 9.5748
Sale 11,574 9.6002
Sale 1,070 9.5940
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 10091 9.5744
CFD Short 1968 9.5925
CFD Short 9606 9.6019
CFD Long 14904 9.5748
CFD Long 880 9.5883
CFD Long 1500 9.59
CFD Long 1070 9.594
CFD Long 2624 9.5966
CFD Long 12867 9.6053
CFD Long 7894 9.6061
CFD Long 8600 9.6195
CFD Long 134 9.7381
(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 08 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