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 08 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 3,142,133 1.91% 1,092,326 0.66%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,092,326 0.66% 1,090,253 0.66%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,234,459 2.57% 2,182,579 1.32%
(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 12,501 1.7799
Purchase 59,554 2.0578
Purchase 46,068 2.0912
Purchase 13,500 1.7960
Purchase 1,316 2.0144
Purchase 13,500 1.7962
Purchase 600 1.7803
Purchase 5,964 2.0290
Purchase 7,522 1.8772
Purchase 18,372 1.9499
Purchase 4,627 1.9844
Purchase 48,739 2.0341
Purchase 13,500 1.7960
Sale 13,500 1.7960
Sale 48,739 2.0339
Sale 18,372 1.9499
Sale 7,522 1.8772
Sale 54,682 2.0294
Sale 5,964 2.0290
Sale 4,627 1.9842
Sale 13,500 1.7960
Sale 46,068 2.0911
Sale 1,316 2.0140
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 12501 1.7798
CFD Short 600 1.7803
CFD Short 13500 1.7962
CFD Short 7522 1.8771
CFD Short 5964 2.0289
CFD Short 7337 2.05
CFD Short 46068 2.0912
CFD Long 12501 1.7799
CFD Long 4627 1.9842
CFD Long 1316 2.014
CFD Long 48739 2.0339
CFD Long 7337 2.05
(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 09 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