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 16 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 3,315,064 2.01% 1,015,908 0.62%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,015,908 0.62% 954,765 0.58%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,330,972 2.63% 1,970,673 1.20%
(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 13,428 1.9332
Purchase 6,575 1.9283
Purchase 13,428 1.9332
Purchase 25,227 1.9299
Purchase 1,119 1.9297
Purchase 16,455 1.9300
Purchase 1,000 1.9235
Purchase 2,197 1.9337
Purchase 25,227 1.9299
Sale 25,227 1.9299
Sale 2,197 1.9337
Sale 1,119 1.9297
Sale 1,119 1.9297
Sale 1,000 1.9235
Sale 6,575 1.9281
Sale 1,000 1.9235
Sale 25,227 1.9299
Sale 13,428 1.9332
Sale 25,227 1.9299
Sale 16,455 1.9298
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 13428 1.9331
CFD Long 1000 1.9235
CFD Long 6575 1.928
CFD Long 1119 1.9296
CFD Long 16455 1.9298
CFD Long 13428 1.9332
CFD Long 2197 1.9336
(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 17 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