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               19 November 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      2,883,237       1.94%         324,014    0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives     567,343       0.38%         933,272    0.63%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0       0.00%               0    0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             3,450,580       2.33%        1,257,286   0.85%


(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      20,000               6.0661
Purchase      3,857                6.1306
Purchase      4,263                6.2959
Purchase      54,253               6.1097
Purchase      18,752               6.2326
Purchase      4,195                6.2041
Purchase      15,517               6.1551
Sale          23,371               6.0901
Sale          9,554                6.1367
Sale          71,872               6.0859
Sale          10,213               6.0773
Sale          27,700               6.2358
Sale          31,033               6.1168

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)

CFD             Short         20000         6.066
CFD             Short         54253         6.1096
CFD             Short          3857         6.1306
CFD             Short         15517         6.1551
CFD             Short          4195         6.2041
CFD             Short         18752         6.2325
CFD             Short          4263         6.2959
CFD             Long          10213         6.0773
CFD             Long          71872         6.0858
CFD             Long          23371         6.0901
CFD             Long          31033         6.1167
CFD             Long           9554         6.1367
CFD             Long          27700         6.2358








(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                         20 November 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