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 10 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 6,483,501 4.35% 234,065 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 649,018 0.44% 67,703 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,132,519 4.78% 301,768 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 2,602 9.8631
Purchase 6,055 9.8615
Purchase 4,477 9.7329
Purchase 1,518 9.7500
Purchase 3,445 9.8956
Purchase 13,413 9.9012
Purchase 691 9.9100
Purchase 3,536 9.8330
Purchase 1,727 9.8464
Purchase 3,000 9.8133
Purchase 1,666 9.7861
Purchase 5,600 9.7825
Purchase 32,627 9.8667
Purchase 2,602 10.0800
Purchase 6,169 9.7689
Purchase 4,719 9.8528
Purchase 27,628 9.7919
Purchase 27,628 9.7919
Purchase 627 9.9034
Purchase 4,600 9.6528
Purchase 3,445 9.8956
Purchase 4,597 9.8582
Purchase 1,247 9.9150
Purchase 8,444 10.1232
Purchase 1,361 9.7500
Sale 3,536 9.8321
Sale 4,597 9.8564
Sale 3,445 9.8956
Sale 13,413 9.9012
Sale 6,169 9.7679
Sale 4,477 9.7321
Sale 32,627 9.8667
Sale 4,719 9.8528
Sale 1,666 9.7861
Sale 3,445 9.8944
Sale 627 9.9034
Sale 1,247 9.9140
Sale 1,727 9.8464
Sale 4,719 9.8528
Sale 691 9.9100
Sale 27,628 9.7919
Sale 3,445 9.8956
Sale 2,602 9.8613
Sale 3,000 9.8133
Sale 2,602 10.0781
Sale 4,600 9.6528
Sale 32,627 9.8667
Sale 5,600 9.7825
Sale 3,366 9.7352
Sale 6,055 9.8596
Sale 8,444 10.1232
Sale 627 9.9034
Sale 1,727 9.8464
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 4600 9.6527
CFD Short 6169 9.7689
CFD Short 1666 9.7861
CFD Short 3000 9.8133
CFD Short 3536 9.833
CFD Short 9025 9.8528
CFD Short 6055 9.8614
CFD Short 2602 9.8631
CFD Long 2602 10.078
CFD Long 4477 9.732
CFD Long 5600 9.7825
CFD Long 1727 9.8463
CFD Long 4719 9.8527
CFD Long 4597 9.8563
CFD Long 3445 9.8943
CFD Long 13413 9.9012
CFD Long 627 9.9033
CFD Long 691 9.91
CFD Long 1247 9.914
(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 11 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