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 23 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 6,801,824 4.56% 131,749 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 498,027 0.33% 204,635 0.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,299,851 4.90% 336,384 0.23%
(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 1,000 7.5700
Purchase 144 7.6050
Purchase 2,000 7.6150
Purchase 3,311 7.6876
Purchase 1,500 7.5350
Purchase 24,530 7.7130
Purchase 400 7.5700
Purchase 321 7.5750
Purchase 1,500 7.5100
Purchase 9,739 7.7593
Purchase 3,311 7.6876
Purchase 22,815 8.1736
Purchase 1,325 7.5050
Purchase 8,456 9.1883
Purchase 43,094 7.6181
Purchase 62,284 7.7145
Sale 46,512 7.6277
Sale 7,211 8.8476
Sale 31,200 7.7733
Sale 26,891 7.7511
Sale 600 7.8050
Sale 3,311 7.6876
Sale 486 7.5750
Sale 2,746 7.7797
Sale 1,757 7.5263
Sale 9,310 7.7614
Sale 5,424 7.5750
Sale 321 7.5750
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
22/01/2008 Purchase 5,203 9.2350
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 43094 7.6181
CFD Short 3311 7.6875
CFD Short 24530 7.713
CFD Short 62284 7.7145
CFD Short 9739 7.7592
CFD Long 1757 7.5263
CFD Long 46512 7.6276
CFD Long 26891 7.751
CFD Long 9310 7.7613
CFD Long 31200 7.7733
CFD Long 2746 7.7796
(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 24 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