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 16 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 6,716,902 4.50% 134,521 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 525,040 0.35% 144,891 0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,241,942 4.86% 279,412 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 3,688 9.4394
Purchase 5,352 9.3833
Purchase 2,674 9.4642
Purchase 12,263 9.4549
Purchase 2,674 9.4642
Purchase 3,201 9.4557
Purchase 47,608 9.4366
Purchase 19,045 9.4395
Purchase 4,014 9.4292
Purchase 15,644 9.4449
Purchase 3,454 9.4522
Purchase 47,608 9.4366
Purchase 230 9.4784
Purchase 69 9.4550
Purchase 5,148 9.4062
Purchase 324 9.4550
Purchase 7,628 9.4387
Purchase 9,201 9.4503
Purchase 28,563 9.4347
Purchase 514 9.4300
Purchase 6,792 9.4550
Sale 230 9.4784
Sale 12,263 9.4549
Sale 19,045 9.4395
Sale 28,563 9.4347
Sale 9,201 9.4485
Sale 3,688 9.4394
Sale 15,644 9.4439
Sale 19,045 9.4395
Sale 2,674 9.4642
Sale 230 9.4784
Sale 5,352 9.3825
Sale 3,454 9.4522
Sale 4,014 9.4283
Sale 47,608 9.4366
Sale 3,454 9.4522
Sale 5,148 9.4062
Sale 514 9.4300
Sale 3,201 9.4539
Sale 7,628 9.4387
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 5352 9.3833
CFD Short 5148 9.4062
CFD Short 15644 9.4448
CFD Short 9201 9.4502
CFD Short 6355 9.4522
CFD Short 12263 9.4548
CFD Short 2674 9.4641
CFD Long 4014 9.4283
CFD Long 514 9.43
CFD Long 7628 9.4387
CFD Long 3688 9.4394
CFD Long 3454 9.4521
CFD Long 3201 9.4538
CFD Long 230 9.4783
(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 17 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