Rule 8.3 - CONNAUGHT

The Rule 8.3 Report published on 31 July 2009 showed an incorrect Long Relevant Securities position. This has been corrected on this Report. 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 CONNAUGHT Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.02 to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 03 August 2009 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 3,244,777 2.48% 361,543 0.28% securities (2) Derivatives 350,450 0.27% 3,065,514 2.34% (other than options) (3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00% agreements to purchase/sell Total 3,595,227 2.74% 3,427,057 2.61% (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 2,453 3.8125 Purchase 1,369 3.7892 Purchase 430 3.7790 Purchase 338 3.8212 Purchase 115 3.8197 Purchase 6 3.8020 Sale 3,561 3.8319 Sale 2,643 3.8740 Sale 1,369 3.7892 Sale 1,369 3.7896 Sale 73 3.8545 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per (e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP) CFD Long 1369 3.7891 CFD Long 2461 3.822 CFD Long 2460 3.8256 CFD Long 3561 3.8319 CFD Long 73 3.8545 CFD Long 12650 3.8648 CFD Short 430 3.779 CFD Short 3816 3.8044 CFD Short 2453 3.8124 CFD Short 4853 3.818 CFD Short 115 3.8196 CFD Short 338 3.8211 CFD Short 1430 3.8263 (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 August 2009 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

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