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 29 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 6,492,364 4.35% 106,965 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 452,274 0.30% 52,007 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,944,638 4.66% 158,972 0.11%
(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 501 8.0363
Purchase 6,610 8.1587
Purchase 4,975 8.0777
Purchase 1,016 8.1866
Purchase 2,220 8.1061
Purchase 2,500 8.1469
Purchase 200 Transfer
Purchase 10,946 8.1322
Purchase 501 8.0363
Sale 870 8.0350
Sale 2,208 8.1169
Sale 2,500 8.1469
Sale 1,511 8.1146
Sale 47,133 8.1664
Sale 11,065 8.1161
Sale 1,325 8.1100
Sale 1,677 8.0291
Sale 5,904 8.1422
Sale 4,974 8.0651
Sale 2,500 8.1469
Sale 1,760 8.1500
Sale 501 8.0363
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 501 8.0363
CFD Short 4975 8.0777
CFD Short 2220 8.106
CFD Short 10946 8.1322
CFD Short 6610 8.1586
CFD Short 1016 8.1866
CFD Long 1677 8.0291
CFD Long 4974 8.065
CFD Long 1511 8.1145
CFD Long 11065 8.1161
CFD Long 2208 8.1169
CFD Long 1844 8.1281
CFD Long 5904 8.1422
CFD Long 2500 8.1469
CFD Long 1760 8.15
CFD Long 47133 8.1663
(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 30 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