Rule 8.3 - GYRUS GROUP
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 GYRUS GROUP
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.01
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 14 December 2007
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 3,155,837 2.12% 54,706 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 48,065 0.03% 374,971 0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 3,203,902 2.16% 429,677 0.29%
(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 1,100 5.8663
Purchase 2,060 5.8820
Purchase 8,473 5.8978
Purchase 8,066 5.8765
Purchase 2,060 5.9186
Purchase 623 5.9114
Purchase 4,377 5.8857
Purchase 5,606 5.8744
Purchase 1,030 6.0736
Purchase 400 5.8900
Purchase 8,066 5.8765
Purchase 2,036 5.9031
Sale 1,100 5.8663
Sale 4,377 5.8857
Sale 3,413 5.8915
Sale 400 5.8900
Sale 8,473 5.8978
Sale 2,060 5.8809
Sale 623 5.9114
Sale 2,036 5.9025
Sale 2,060 5.9175
Sale 623 5.9114
Sale 8,473 5.8978
Sale 1,100 5.8663
Sale 5,606 5.8738
Sale 1,030 6.0736
Sale 8,066 5.8765
Sale 6,269 5.8600
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 5606 5.8743
CFD Short 2060 5.8819
CFD Short 400 5.89
CFD Long 6269 5.86
CFD Long 1100 5.8663
CFD Long 4377 5.8856
CFD Long 2036 5.9025
CFD Long 2060 5.9174
(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 17 December 2007
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