Rule 8.3 - DETICA 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              DETICA GROUP
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.02
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               29 July 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       2,796,782       2.40%      444,437      0.38%
securities
(2) Derivatives      444,251       0.38%      681,831      0.59%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              3,241,033       2.78%    1,126,268      0.97%


(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      2,854                4.4700
Purchase      2,088                4.4850
Purchase      3,500                4.4600
Purchase      3,193                4.4650
Purchase      1,012                4.4500
Purchase      2,906                4.4700
Purchase      2,406                4.4700
Purchase      2,500                4.4600
Purchase      1,775                4.4700
Purchase      412                  4.4082
Purchase      1,643                4.4700
Purchase      259                  4.4900
Purchase      2,663                4.4850
Purchase      36,344               4.4093
Purchase      419                  4.4700
Purchase      1,193                4.4850
Purchase      1,841                4.4850
Purchase      1,631                4.4850
Purchase      2,480                4.4675
Purchase      1,985                4.4600
Purchase      4,779                4.4675
Purchase      6,052                4.3984
Purchase      184                  4.4850
Purchase      466                  4.4800
Purchase      515                  4.4900
Purchase      37                   4.4675
Purchase      6,434                4.4700
Purchase      1,976                4.3863
Purchase      1,876                4.4700
Purchase      4,485                4.4900
Purchase      2,558                4.4625
Purchase      1,775                4.4700
Purchase      18,723               4.3929
Purchase      2,153                4.4850
Purchase      2,196                4.4675
Purchase      2,312                4.4650
Purchase      2,481                4.4750
Purchase      3,191                4.4800
Purchase      3,490                4.4825
Purchase      823                  4.4700
Purchase      2,512                4.4775
Purchase      2,006                4.4700
Purchase      1,937                4.4900
Purchase      852                  4.4700
Purchase      985                  4.4600
Purchase      627                  4.4850
Purchase      78                   4.4625
Sale          40,727               4.3200
Sale          74,693               4.4000
Sale          49,591               4.4000
Sale          51,746               4.4751
Sale          32,342               4.4751
Sale          4,409                4.3900
Sale          4,054                4.3909
Sale          6,642                4.3900

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1092          4.385
CFD            Long          1976          4.3864
CFD            Long          4054          4.3909
CFD            Long          31998         4.3929
CFD            Long          169981        4.393
CFD            Long          9395          4.3984
CFD            Long          56450         4.4094
CFD            Short         164580        4.3829
CFD            Short         1976          4.3863
CFD            Short         18723         4.3929
CFD            Short         4448          4.3954
CFD            Short         6052          4.3983
CFD            Short         412           4.4082
CFD            Short         36344         4.4093
CFD            Short         1012          4.45

(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                         30 July 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