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 07 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 6,512,772 4.37% 91,676 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 432,923 0.29% 81,909 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 6,945,695 4.66% 173,585 0.12%
(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 21,138 8.0314
Purchase 1,558 7.9032
Purchase 31,200 8.0079
Purchase 14,017 8.0280
Purchase 1,641 8.0637
Purchase 1,948 8.0577
Purchase 13,354 7.8714
Purchase 607 8.0163
Purchase 2,759 8.0100
Purchase 26,837 8.0256
Sale 1,222 8.0800
Sale 13,569 8.0068
Sale 500 7.9793
Sale 8,382 7.9723
Sale 4,189 7.9723
Sale 2,277 7.8700
Sale 4,891 8.0120
Sale 592 7.8700
Sale 6,182 7.9723
Sale 6,405 7.9723
Sale 1,652 8.0316
Sale 10,933 7.9723
Sale 10,104 7.9723
Sale 420 8.0800
Sale 1,659 7.9900
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 13354 7.8713
CFD Short 1558 7.9032
CFD Short 31200 8.0079
CFD Short 2759 8.01
CFD Short 607 8.0162
CFD Short 14017 8.0279
CFD Short 21138 8.0314
CFD Short 1948 8.0577
CFD Short 1641 8.0636
CFD Long 500 7.9792
CFD Long 1659 7.99
CFD Long 13569 8.0067
CFD Long 4891 8.0119
CFD Long 1652 8.0315
(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 08 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