Rule 8.3 - CORUS GROUP
An incorrect Options & Agreeements figure has been shown the previous rule 8.3 disclosure for this company. Today's
disclosure shows the corrected figure.
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 CORUS GROUP
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.50
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 19 December 2006
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 44,806,492 4.95% 1,408,156 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,295,277 0.14% 2,434,505 0.27%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,510,700 0.17% 5,500 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,612,469 5.26% 3,848,161 0.43%
(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 15,428 5.3012
Purchase 2,207 5.2800
Purchase 428 5.2650
Purchase 2,207 5.2600
Purchase 2,069 Transfer
Purchase 24,700 5.3031
Purchase 1,224 5.2806
Purchase 280,031 5.3045
Purchase 6,336 Transfer
Purchase 9,504 Transfer
Purchase 5,384 5.3061
Purchase 458,015 5.2800
Purchase 458,015 Transfer
Sale 8,052 5.2817
Sale 8,018 Transfer
Sale 3,793 5.2889
Sale 2,207 5.2800
Sale 458,015 5.2800
Sale 203,700 5.2886
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name Long/Short Number of Price per unit
securities
CFD Short 24700 5.3030
CFD Short 280031 5.3045
CFD Short 5384 5.3060
CFD Long 203700 5.2885
CFD Long 3793 5.2889
(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 (Note 5)
varying etc. relates (Note 7)
(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
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 20 December 2006
Contact name BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
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