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 09 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 3,128,220 1.90% 1,088,497 0.66%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,088,497 0.66% 1,054,393 0.64%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,216,717 2.56% 2,142,890 1.30%
(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 1,106 1.9500
Purchase 18,118 2.0247
Purchase 30,224 1.9694
Purchase 5,131 1.9456
Purchase 5,131 1.9456
Purchase 7,337 2.0500
Purchase 63,689 1.9540
Purchase 1,048 1.9450
Purchase 1,084 1.9475
Purchase 11,034 1.9169
Purchase 39,368 1.9329
Purchase 10,696 1.9326
Purchase 11,034 1.9169
Purchase 43,170 1.9607
Purchase 1,273 1.9947
Purchase 5,131 1.9458
Purchase 30,224 1.9694
Purchase 7,466 1.9401
Purchase 18,118 2.0247
Purchase 28,070 1.9713
Sale 30,224 1.9694
Sale 1,106 1.9500
Sale 11,034 1.9169
Sale 7,466 1.9399
Sale 11,034 1.9166
Sale 39,368 1.9329
Sale 63,689 1.9540
Sale 1,048 1.9450
Sale 1,084 1.9471
Sale 1,273 1.9947
Sale 11,034 1.9169
Sale 5,131 1.9456
Sale 28,070 1.9711
Sale 43,170 1.9606
Sale 5,131 1.9456
Sale 63,689 1.9540
Sale 18,118 2.0247
Sale 10,696 1.9323
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1048 1.945
CFD Short 5131 1.9458
CFD Short 1106 1.95
CFD Short 28070 1.9712
CFD Short 18118 2.0247
CFD Short 14674 2.05
CFD Long 12501 1.7799
CFD Long 11034 1.9166
CFD Long 10696 1.9322
CFD Long 7466 1.9398
CFD Long 1084 1.9471
CFD Long 43170 1.9605
CFD Long 1273 1.9946
CFD Long 18118 2.0248
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 10 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