Rule 8.3 - CONNAUGHT

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               05 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       3,259,372     2.49%        356,001     0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives      343,259     0.26%      3,188,831     2.43%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              3,602,631     2.75%      3,544,832     2.70%


(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      10,283               3.7883
Purchase      224                  3.8266
Purchase      4                    3.8200
Purchase      5,600                3.8140
Purchase      5,576                3.7993
Purchase      2,643                3.7726
Purchase      1,965                3.8255
Purchase      1,000                3.8356
Purchase      301                  3.7786
Sale          603                  3.8267
Sale          115                  3.8324
Sale          4                    3.8250
Sale          5,860                3.8204
Sale          3,002                3.8252
Sale          1,345                3.8303

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          8320          3.8145
CFD            Long          5860          3.8204
CFD            Long          1345          3.8303
CFD            Long          115           3.8324
CFD            Short         5200          3.771
CFD            Short         2643          3.7725
CFD            Short         301           3.7785
CFD            Short         3468          3.7911
CFD            Short         13455         3.7946
CFD            Short         5576          3.7992
CFD            Short         898           3.8057
CFD            Short         1265          3.8059
CFD            Short         9046          3.8062
CFD            Short         1730          3.8063
CFD            Short         5600          3.8139
CFD            Short         42914         3.8203
CFD            Short         1965          3.8254
CFD            Short         3651          3.8264
CFD            Short         224           3.8266
CFD            Short         4400          3.8305
CFD            Short         1000          3.8356

(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                         06 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