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 20 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 2,984,654 2.01% 275,962 0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives 730,234 0.49% 1,155,090 0.78%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 3,714,888 2.50% 1,431,052 0.96%
(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 2,000 6.0000
Purchase 4,291 6.0719
Purchase 13,400 6.0611
Purchase 2,008 6.0355
Purchase 780 6.0910
Purchase 35,937 6.0598
Purchase 20,003 6.0665
Purchase 140,864 6.0526
Purchase 780 6.0910
Purchase 1,240 6.0560
Purchase 20,003 6.0665
Purchase 1,240 6.0560
Sale 100,899 6.0619
Sale 1,240 6.0560
Sale 1,200 6.0644
Sale 12,607 6.0543
Sale 780 6.0910
Sale 2,400 6.0365
Sale 20,003 6.0665
Sale 2,000 6.0000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 2008 6.0355
CFD Short 140864 6.0525
CFD Short 1240 6.056
CFD Short 35937 6.0598
CFD Short 13400 6.061
CFD Short 3295 6.0647
CFD Short 20003 6.0664
CFD Short 4291 6.0719
CFD Short 780 6.091
CFD Long 2400 6.0365
CFD Long 12607 6.0543
CFD Long 100899 6.0619
CFD Long 1200 6.0643
CFD Long 45785 6.0665
(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 21 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