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 31 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 6,438,441 4.32% 183,270 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 528,579 0.35% 58,303 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,967,020 4.67% 241,573 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 1,285 8.2864
Purchase 10,588 8.2500
Purchase 2,450 8.2500
Purchase 521 8.1156
Purchase 8,402 8.2514
Purchase 4,338 8.1405
Purchase 1,285 8.2864
Purchase 13,088 8.2027
Purchase 7,217 8.1338
Purchase 8,466 8.1350
Purchase 3,512 8.1586
Purchase 1,133 8.1437
Purchase 5,827 8.1637
Purchase 2,450 8.1870
Purchase 521 8.2500
Purchase 1,752 8.1906
Purchase 1,752 8.2500
Sale 1,752 8.2500
Sale 7,736 8.0950
Sale 200 8.2100
Sale 37,350 8.0914
Sale 2,816 8.1795
Sale 1,278 8.2256
Sale 1,133 8.1437
Sale 2,450 8.2500
Sale 1,133 8.1437
Sale 521 8.2500
Sale 1,285 8.2864
Sale 17,369 8.0842
Sale 6,975 8.1187
Sale 4,350 8.1692
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 7217 8.1337
CFD Short 8466 8.1349
CFD Short 4338 8.1404
CFD Short 3512 8.1585
CFD Short 5827 8.1636
CFD Short 13088 8.2026
CFD Short 8402 8.2514
CFD Short 1285 8.2863
CFD Long 17369 8.0842
CFD Long 37350 8.0913
CFD Long 7736 8.095
CFD Long 6975 8.1187
CFD Long 1133 8.1436
CFD Long 4350 8.1691
CFD Long 2816 8.1794
CFD Long 1278 8.2256
(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 01 February 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