Rule 8.3 - F&C ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC
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 F&C ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.001
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 04 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 3,862,980 0.78% 1,146,523 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,458,363 0.30% 2,200,667 0.45%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 5,321,343 1.08% 3,347,190 0.68%
(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 9,099 1.3933
Purchase 270 1.3950
Purchase 18,000 1.3726
Purchase 20,177 1.3731
Purchase 1,400 1.3900
Purchase 2,928 1.4400
Purchase 2,900 1.4000
Sale 27,766 1.4398
Sale 34,377 1.3837
Sale 26,159 1.3917
Sale 3,952 1.3835
Sale 34,520 1.4398
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 3952 1.3835
CFD Long 34377 1.3836
CFD Long 26159 1.3917
CFD Long 62286 1.4397
CFD Short 18000 1.3726
CFD Short 20177 1.3731
CFD Short 8509 1.3867
CFD Short 1400 1.39
CFD Short 9099 1.3933
CFD Short 270 1.395
CFD Short 2900 1.4
(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 07 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