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 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      3,180,022       2.14%           57,443   0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives      48,721       0.03%          363,488   0.24%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0       0.00%                0   0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             3,228,743       2.17%          420,931   0.28%


(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      1,889                5.9210
Purchase      656                  5.9150
Purchase      5,037                5.9317
Purchase      1,700                5.9200
Purchase      1,000                5.9347
Purchase      20,733               5.9188
Purchase      1,538                5.9999
Purchase      18,054               5.9192
Purchase      656                  5.9150
Purchase      3,178                5.9433
Purchase      1,679                5.9061
Purchase      1,889                5.9210
Purchase      21,615               5.9246
Purchase      20,733               5.9188
Purchase      13,400               5.9176
Sale          20,733               5.9188
Sale          21,615               5.9246
Sale          3,178                5.9428
Sale          656                  5.9150
Sale          1,538                5.9999
Sale          1,889                5.9210
Sale          656                  5.9143
Sale          21,615               5.9246
Sale          1,679                5.9050
Sale          3,398                5.9046
Sale          18,054               5.9192
Sale          5,037                5.9306
Sale          656                  5.9150
Sale          1,000                5.9347
Sale          13,400               5.9158


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1679          5.906
CFD            Short         18054         5.9191
CFD            Short         1889          5.921
CFD            Short         1000          5.9346
CFD            Long          656           5.9142
CFD            Long          13400         5.9158
CFD            Long          5037          5.9305
CFD            Long          3178          5.9427


(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 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