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 01 February 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 6,423,735 4.31% 204,430 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 549,739 0.37% 63,094 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,973,474 4.68% 267,524 0.18%
(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 8,402 8.4293
Purchase 1,971 8.4300
Purchase 1,687 8.4650
Purchase 400 8.4364
Purchase 1,663 8.4580
Purchase 12,152 8.4540
Purchase 11,589 8.4242
Purchase 1,998 8.4498
Purchase 1,663 8.4581
Purchase 600 8.4050
Purchase 17,097 8.4163
Purchase 400 8.4364
Sale 8,057 8.3744
Sale 1,971 8.4300
Sale 2,112 8.4261
Sale 17,253 8.4604
Sale 1,663 8.4580
Sale 8,402 8.4293
Sale 23,684 8.4217
Sale 8,402 8.4293
Sale 413 8.4371
Sale 1,971 8.4300
Sale 400 8.4364
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 600 8.405
CFD Short 17097 8.4162
CFD Short 11589 8.4241
CFD Short 400 8.4364
CFD Short 1998 8.4498
CFD Short 12152 8.4539
CFD Short 1687 8.465
CFD Long 8057 8.3744
CFD Long 23684 8.4216
CFD Long 2112 8.4261
CFD Long 8402 8.4293
CFD Long 1971 8.43
CFD Long 413 8.4371
CFD Long 17253 8.4603
(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 04 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