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               14 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       3,276,540     2.50%        361,824     0.28%
securities
(2) Derivatives      343,210     0.26%      3,304,370     2.52%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              3,619,750     2.76%      3,666,194     2.80%

(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      12,922               3.8954
Purchase      2,916                3.8818
Purchase      2,783                3.8650
Purchase      1,991                3.8528
Purchase      849                  3.8579
Purchase      420                  3.8910
Sale          4,730                3.9057
Sale          3,781                3.9029
Sale          1,540                3.9044
Sale          454                  3.9500
Sale          349                  3.8950

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          4775          3.8898
CFD            Long          3781          3.9028
CFD            Long          1540          3.9043
CFD            Long          4730          3.9057
CFD            Long          454           3.95
CFD            Short         1991          3.8527
CFD            Short         4378          3.8531
CFD            Short         849           3.8578
CFD            Short         7947          3.8721
CFD            Short         5878          3.879
CFD            Short         2916          3.8818
CFD            Short         13687         3.8868
CFD            Short         420           3.891
CFD            Short         2146          3.892
CFD            Short         968           3.8938
CFD            Short         1342          3.894
CFD            Short         7907          3.8941

(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                         17 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