Rule 8.3 - GCAP MEDIA 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 GCAP MEDIA PLC
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.025
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 07 January 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 3,110,660 1.89% 1,122,558 0.68%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,129,895 0.69% 1,108,850 0.67%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,240,555 2.57% 2,231,408 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 4,660 1.7732
Purchase 38,638 1.7863
Purchase 60,586 1.7847
Purchase 9,096 1.7846
Purchase 5,934 1 .7910
Purchase 13,877 1.7956
Purchase 2,387 1.7958
Purchase 3,934 1.7838
Purchase 52,868 1.7864
Purchase 1,100 1.7875
Purchase 96,540 1.7862
Purchase 1,100 1.7875
Sale 4,660 1.7730
Sale 60,586 1.7846
Sale 52,868 1.7862
Sale 56,802 1.7862
Sale 13,877 1.7956
Sale 3,934 1.7835
Sale 2,387 1.7958
Sale 1,100 1.7873
Sale 9,096 1.7846
Sale 5,934 1.7906
Sale 1,100 1.7875
Sale 38,638 1.7863
Sale 1,100 1.7875
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 4660 1.7731
CFD Short 9096 1.7845
CFD Short 60586 1.7847
CFD Short 5934 1.7909
CFD Short 13877 1.7955
CFD Short 2387 1.7958
CFD Long 3934 1.7834
CFD Long 52868 1.7862
CFD Long 2200 1.7872
(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 08 January 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