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 21 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 3,410,120 2.07% 931,697 0.57%
securities
(2) Derivatives 931,697 0.57% 897,467 0.54%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,341,817 2.63% 1,829,164 1.11%
(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 893 1.9953
Purchase 893 1.9953
Purchase 24,900 1.9195
Purchase 26,404 1.9345
Purchase 26,404 1.9345
Purchase 5,053 1.9254
Purchase 11,554 1.9604
Purchase 24,900 1.9195
Purchase 5,978 1.8841
Purchase 21,351 1.9368
Purchase 14,850 1.9143
Purchase 8,872 1.9347
Sale 21,351 1.9366
Sale 8,872 1.9345
Sale 11,554 1.9604
Sale 893 1.9953
Sale 14,850 1.9143
Sale 5,978 1.8839
Sale 5,053 1.9254
Sale 26,404 1.9345
Sale 14,850 1.9143
Sale 24,900 1.9195
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 24900 1.9195
CFD Short 5053 1.9254
CFD Short 21351 1.9368
CFD Short 893 1.9952
CFD Long 5978 1.8838
CFD Long 24900 1.9196
CFD Long 8872 1.9345
(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 22 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