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 21 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 6,662,907 4.47% 122,968 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 492,569 0.33% 76,203 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,155,476 4.80% 199,171 0.13%
(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 33,610 9.3894
Purchase 21,459 9.3742
Purchase 981 9.4990
Purchase 981 9.4900
Purchase 31,955 9.3837
Purchase 3,542 9.4012
Purchase 400 9.3200
Purchase 4,111 9.4265
Purchase 2,624 9.3228
Purchase 2,831 9.4122
Purchase 89,857 9.3731
Purchase 63,014 9.3763
Purchase 2,490 9.3015
Purchase 21,775 9.3567
Purchase 63,014 9.3763
Purchase 1,631 9.2904
Purchase 26,843 9.3657
Purchase 6,000 9.3313
Purchase 21,312 9.3670
Sale 615 9.3000
Sale 33,610 9.3876
Sale 2,490 9.3005
Sale 3,542 9.4004
Sale 21,775 9.3567
Sale 63,014 9.3763
Sale 21,459 9.3742
Sale 31,955 9.3819
Sale 981 9.4882
Sale 6,000 9.3313
Sale 981 9.4972
Sale 26,843 9.3657
Sale 2,831 9.4122
Sale 4,111 9.4257
Sale 21,312 9.3670
Sale 2,624 9.3219
Sale 89,857 9.3731
Sale 400 9.3200
Sale 1,631 9.2904
Sale 89,857 9.3731
Sale 2,831 9.4122
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1631 9.2903
CFD Short 400 9.32
CFD Short 2624 9.3227
CFD Short 1384 9.3454
CFD Short 5359 9.3456
CFD Short 21312 9.367
CFD Short 31955 9.3836
CFD Short 4111 9.4265
CFD Short 981 9.499
CFD Long 2490 9.3005
CFD Long 6000 9.3312
CFD Long 21775 9.3567
CFD Long 21459 9.3742
CFD Long 33610 9.3876
CFD Long 3542 9.4003
CFD Long 2831 9.4122
CFD Long 981 9.4881
(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 22 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