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 15 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 6,682,164 4.48% 154,138 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 555,272 0.37% 136,955 0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,237,436 4.85% 291,093 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 1,600 9.5603
Purchase 46,346 9.6477
Purchase 3,916 9.6807
Purchase 2,265 9.6126
Purchase 1,600 9.5603
Purchase 3,439 9.6459
Purchase 3,843 9.6665
Purchase 30,047 9.6641
Purchase 3,843 9.6665
Purchase 3,843 9.6677
Purchase 140 9.5500
Purchase 52,989 9.6556
Purchase 4,260 9.6080
Purchase 650 9.5309
Purchase 10,486 9.6944
Purchase 2,991 9.7750
Purchase 20,027 9.6528
Purchase 52,989 9.6556
Sale 20,027 9.6518
Sale 3,843 9.6665
Sale 2,265 9.6126
Sale 1,518 9.5200
Sale 10,486 9.6944
Sale 10,486 9.6944
Sale 3,843 9.6665
Sale 3,916 9.6789
Sale 4,260 9.6080
Sale 140 9.5500
Sale 1,600 9.5603
Sale 650 9.5300
Sale 46,346 9.6477
Sale 3,439 9.6459
Sale 30,047 9.6641
Sale 2,991 9.7750
Sale 52,989 9.6556
Sale 4,260 9.6080
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 650 9.5308
CFD Short 1600 9.5603
CFD Short 8261 9.6081
CFD Short 2265 9.6126
CFD Short 20027 9.6527
CFD Short 30047 9.6641
CFD Short 3843 9.6677
CFD Long 140 9.55
CFD Long 4260 9.608
CFD Long 3439 9.6458
CFD Long 3916 9.6788
CFD Long 2991 9.7749
(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 16 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