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               11 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       5,309,359       1.08%      738,779      0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives      922,738       0.19%    2,922,259      0.59%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0       0.00%            0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              6,232,097       1.27%    3,661,038      0.74%

(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      583                  .9700
Purchase      73,960               .9655
Purchase      400                  .9527
Purchase      500,000              1.0000
Purchase      5,017                .9527
Purchase      16,760               .9552
Purchase      8,441                .9696
Purchase      12,978               .9576
Purchase      31,726               .9587
Purchase      138,226              .9664
Purchase      11,292               .9643
Sale          3,700                .9650
Sale          4,736                .9693
Sale          9,550                .9600

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          9550          0.9599
CFD            Long          3700          0.965
CFD            Long          4736          0.9693
CFD            Short         5017          0.9526
CFD            Short         400           0.9527
CFD            Short         16760         0.9551
CFD            Short         12978         0.9576
CFD            Short         31726         0.9587
CFD            Short         57768         0.9614
CFD            Short         11292         0.9642
CFD            Short         73960         0.9655
CFD            Short         138226        0.9664
CFD            Short         8441          0.9695
CFD            Short         583           0.97

(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                         14 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