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 08 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 6,503,726 4.36% 208,572 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 639,746 0.43% 77,472 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,143,472 4.79% 286,044 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 66 9.7700
Purchase 600 9.7500
Purchase 738 9.7674
Purchase 3,517 9.7274
Purchase 1,159 9.7400
Purchase 6,039 9.7704
Purchase 713 9.7400
Purchase 1,370 9.7754
Purchase 70 9.6550
Purchase 108 9.7400
Purchase 657 9.8159
Purchase 3,457 9.7734
Purchase 6,399 9.7400
Purchase 1,400 9.7700
Purchase 324 9.7400
Purchase 1,080 9.7400
Purchase 1,400 9.8200
Purchase 62 9.7218
Purchase 3,795 9.7400
Purchase 7,565 9.7582
Purchase 1,370 9.7400
Sale 62 9.7200
Sale 1,400 9.7700
Sale 738 9.7664
Sale 11,022 9.7630
Sale 166 9.7534
Sale 6,039 9.7704
Sale 1,370 9.7400
Sale 657 9.8150
Sale 6,399 9.7400
Sale 7,565 9.7582
Sale 66 9.7682
Sale 3,175 9.7550
Sale 1,400 9.8200
Sale 600 9.7500
Sale 3,517 9.7264
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 62 9.7217
CFD Short 7624 9.7431
CFD Short 600 9.75
CFD Short 738 9.7674
CFD Short 1400 9.77
CFD Short 657 9.8158
CFD Long 3517 9.7264
CFD Long 166 9.7533
CFD Long 66 9.7681
CFD Long 6039 9.7703
CFD Long 1400 9.82
(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 09 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