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 11 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 6,553,350 4.40% 188,259 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 599,226 0.40% 83,230 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,152,576 4.80% 271,489 0.18%
(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 7,492 9.5840
Purchase 61,652 9.6272
Purchase 9,056 9.9500
Purchase 1,537 9.8634
Purchase 2,361 9.8253
Purchase 3,523 9.7189
Purchase 2,300 9.6700
Purchase 834 9.6475
Purchase 4,402 9.6880
Purchase 58,071 9.6042
Purchase 7,492 9.5852
Purchase 3,000 9.5768
Purchase 3,121 9.7946
Purchase 2,477 9.7316
Purchase 834 9.6475
Purchase 6,442 9.6539
Purchase 459 9.6000
Purchase 4,851 9.7831
Purchase 11,073 9.7188
Purchase 3,270 9.8180
Purchase 2,683 9.5663
Purchase 1,218 9.7244
Purchase 7,492 9.5840
Purchase 6,442 9.6539
Purchase 41,537 9.5833
Purchase 61,652 9.6272
Sale 58,071 9.6042
Sale 2,477 9.7316
Sale 2,477 9.7316
Sale 7,492 9.5840
Sale 1,537 9.8634
Sale 61,652 9.6272
Sale 3,270 9.8171
Sale 1,537 9.8634
Sale 2,300 9.6700
Sale 7,492 9.5840
Sale 2,361 9.8253
Sale 6,442 9.6539
Sale 3,000 9.5750
Sale 834 9.6475
Sale 540 9.9500
Sale 4,851 9.7823
Sale 1,218 9.7244
Sale 459 9.5990
Sale 3,121 9.7946
Sale 4,402 9.6871
Sale 11,073 9.7188
Sale 2,683 9.5645
Sale 41,537 9.5833
Sale 11,073 9.7188
Sale 3,523 9.7189
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 3000 9.5768
CFD Short 41537 9.5833
CFD Short 7492 9.5851
CFD Short 834 9.6475
CFD Short 6442 9.6538
CFD Short 4402 9.688
CFD Short 3523 9.7189
CFD Short 1218 9.7244
CFD Short 3986 9.7316
CFD Short 4851 9.7831
CFD Short 3121 9.7945
CFD Long 2683 9.5644
CFD Long 459 9.599
CFD Long 2300 9.67
CFD Long 2477 9.7315
CFD Long 3270 9.8171
CFD Long 2361 9.8252
CFD Long 1537 9.8634
(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 14 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