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 22 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 6,757,066 4.53% 98,251 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 464,529 0.31% 146,595 0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,221,595 4.84% 244,846 0.16%
(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 3,550 7.6150
Purchase 753 9.2802
Purchase 6,223 9.2734
Purchase 1,907 7.7500
Purchase 64,520 8.7978
Purchase 2,746 9.1517
Purchase 11,017 9.0523
Purchase 172,764 9.0682
Purchase 2,118 9.2226
Purchase 172,764 9.0682
Purchase 10,328 7.9239
Purchase 9,538 9.2623
Purchase 5,203 9.2350
Purchase 108,244 9.2294
Purchase 35,695 9.2293
Purchase 3,418 7.6500
Purchase 27,366 9.2163
Purchase 33,037 9.2052
Purchase 64,241 9.2257
Sale 5,203 9.2340
Sale 64,241 9.2257
Sale 3,550 7.6150
Sale 27,366 9.2163
Sale 172,764 9.0682
Sale 500 9.2550
Sale 10,328 7.9239
Sale 6,223 9.2734
Sale 9,538 9.2623
Sale 11,017 9.0523
Sale 35,695 9.2276
Sale 2,118 9.2226
Sale 2,746 9.1500
Sale 64,520 8.7978
Sale 1,907 7.7500
Sale 33,037 9.2035
Sale 753 9.2793
Sale 2,118 9.2226
Sale 11,017 9.0523
Sale 3,418 7.6500
Sale 64,520 8.7978
Sale 450 9.1850
Sale 108,244 9.2294
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1907 7.75
CFD Short 22815 8.1735
CFD Short 2746 9.1517
CFD Short 8456 9.1882
CFD Short 27366 9.2163
CFD Short 3323 9.2227
CFD Short 64241 9.2256
CFD Short 34146 9.2267
CFD Short 35695 9.2293
CFD Short 5203 9.2349
CFD Short 8938 9.2621
CFD Short 9538 9.2623
CFD Long 3550 7.615
CFD Long 3418 7.65
CFD Long 10328 7.9238
CFD Long 7211 8.8476
CFD Long 11017 9.0523
CFD Long 32679 9.202
CFD Long 33037 9.2034
CFD Long 2118 9.2226
CFD Long 6223 9.2733
CFD Long 753 9.2792
(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 23 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