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 28 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 6,548,467 4.39% 53,375 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 398,684 0.27% 52,725 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,947,151 4.66% 106,100 0.07%
(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 750 7.9150
Purchase 4,974 8.0651
Purchase 249 8.1250
Purchase 13,177 8.0921
Purchase 8,586 .0819
Purchase 4,528 8.1000
Purchase 268 9.1515
Purchase 4,739 8.1188
Purchase 1,115 8.2750
Purchase 7,172 8.0612
Purchase 1,258 8.1000
Purchase 900 7.9450
Sale 7,092 8.0748
Sale 250 8.1350
Sale 1,832 8.1030
Sale 321 7.9000
Sale 9,406 8.0290
Sale 26,757 8.0574
Sale 573 9.4432
Sale 4,974 8.0651
Sale 3,098 7.8904
Sale 750 8.0550
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
25/01/2008 Sale 2,208 8.1169
25/01/2008 Sale 1,844 8.1282
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 8586 0.0818
CFD Short 750 7.915
CFD Short 7172 8.0611
CFD Short 9634 8.0651
CFD Short 13177 8.0921
CFD Short 4739 8.1188
CFD Short 249 8.125
CFD Short 268 9.1514
CFD Long 3098 7.8904
CFD Long 9406 8.0289
CFD Long 26757 8.0574
CFD Long 7092 8.0748
CFD Long 1832 8.103
CFD Long 573 9.4431
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
25/01/2008 Long 1,844 8.1281
25/01/2008 Long 2,208 8.1169
(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 29 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