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 17 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 6,704,893 4.50% 128,858 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 512,151 0.34% 122,427 0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,217,044 4.84% 251,285 0.17%
(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 7,087 9.4709
Purchase 7,210 9.4887
Purchase 23,765 9.4794
Purchase 4,641 9.4692
Purchase 20,659 9.4829
Purchase 758 9.5066
Purchase 12,642 9.4942
Purchase 1,935 9.5078
Purchase 849 9.4950
Purchase 23,765 9.4794
Purchase 6,792 9.4300
Purchase 3,724 9.4858
Purchase 767 9.5250
Purchase 1,193 9.4827
Purchase 2,487 9.5245
Purchase 1,400 9.4600
Purchase 7,923 9.4738
Purchase 767 9.5250
Purchase 758 9.5066
Purchase 35,640 9.4837
Purchase 1,492 9.5000
Purchase 3,722 9.4794
Sale 4,641 9.4674
Sale 1,193 9.4827
Sale 1,193 9.4827
Sale 23,765 9.4794
Sale 7,210 9.4877
Sale 7,087 9.4709
Sale 3,724 9.4858
Sale 20,659 9.4829
Sale 1,400 9.4600
Sale 3,724 9.4858
Sale 35,640 9.4837
Sale 1,000 9.4150
Sale 2,487 9.5245
Sale 758 9.5066
Sale 849 9.4950
Sale 767 9.5250
Sale 7,923 9.4720
Sale 1,935 9.5070
Sale 3,722 9.4786
Sale 767 9.5238
Sale 12,642 9.4942
Sale 35,640 9.4837
Sale 1,492 9.5000
Sale 767 9.5250
Sale 1,000 9.4150
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1400 9.46
CFD Short 4641 9.4691
CFD Short 7087 9.4708
CFD Short 7226 9.4858
CFD Short 7210 9.4886
CFD Short 1492 9.5
CFD Short 758 9.5065
CFD Short 1935 9.5078
CFD Long 7923 9.4719
CFD Long 3722 9.4785
CFD Long 1193 9.4826
CFD Long 20659 9.4828
CFD Long 3724 9.4857
CFD Long 849 9.495
CFD Long 767 9.5238
CFD Long 2487 9.5245
(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 18 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