Rule 8.3 - FOSECO
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 FOSECO
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.25
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 19 December 2007
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 6,879,168 4.13% 347,213 0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives 344,631 0.21% 1,894,680 1.14%
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 7,223,799 4.34% 2,241,893 1.35%
(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 8,797 2.7525
Purchase 2,582 2.7650
Purchase 51,150 2.7525
Purchase 268,441 2.7525
Purchase 40,000 2.7525
Purchase 105,268 2.7525
Purchase 144,586 2.7525
Purchase 2,582 2.6488
Purchase 7,089 2.7547
Purchase 94,964 2.7525
Purchase 56,700 2.7525
Purchase 40,000 2.7600
Purchase 40,000 2.7600
Purchase 16,850 2.7525
Sale 40,000 2.7600
Sale 2,582 2.7645
Sale 2,582 2.6488
Sale 7,089 2.7547
Sale 2,582 2.7650
Sale 7,089 2.7547
Sale 40,000 2.7525
Sale 40,000 2.7525
Sale 468,673 2.7525
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 7089 2.7548
CFD Long 7089 2.7547
CFD Long 2582 2.7645
(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 20 December 2007
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