Rule 8.3 - HBOS 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 HBOS PLC
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.25
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 17 September 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 232,842,103 4.42% 5,386,239 0.10%
securities
(2) Derivatives 34,125,849 0.65% 19,681,176 0.37%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 5,657,686 0.11% 20,949,969 0.40%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 272,625,638 5.17% 46,017,384 0.87%
(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 300,681 1.9036
Purchase 10,000 1.6500
Purchase 1,043,488 1.9036
Purchase 47,115 1.7761
Purchase 616,539 1.8622
Purchase 40,430 1.7894
Purchase 3,498 1.6372
Purchase 477,255 1.9036
Purchase 600 1.6700
Purchase 400 1.9000
Purchase 76 Transfer
Purchase 132 Transfer
Purchase 55,190 1.7894
Purchase 7,518 1.9900
Purchase 458,112 1.8200
Purchase 19,600 1.4710
Purchase 100,000 1.9900
Purchase 27,820 1.7216
Purchase 4,024,391 1.5912
Purchase 436,754 1.4889
Purchase 2,127,235 1.8876
Purchase 449,371 1.7767
Purchase 77,800 1.9307
Purchase 1,900 1.5022
Purchase 504 1.9357
Purchase 132 Transfer
Purchase 16,000 1.3760
Purchase 3,000 1.5020
Purchase 6,991 1.4710
Purchase 5,150 1.9700
Purchase 990 1.6803
Purchase 5,150 1.9700
Purchase 130,000 1.4930
Purchase 50,000 1.7300
Purchase 3,176 1.4710
Purchase 2,700 1.8556
Purchase 1,350 1.9246
Purchase 130,000 2.0100
Purchase 115,000 1.6450
Purchase 63,341 1.7761
Purchase 21,515 1.9447
Purchase 30,548 1.7761
Purchase 27,409 1.7761
Purchase 185,696 1.4710
Purchase 50,000 1.9100
Purchase 44,438 1.7761
Purchase 137,058 1.7761
Purchase 1,240 1.8370
Sale 627 1.9032
Sale 400 1.9000
Sale 136 Transfer
Sale 232,825 1.9769
Sale 629 Transfer
Sale 471 Transfer
Sale 29,273 1.6835
Sale 484 Transfer
Sale 1,400 1.8577
Sale 4,024,391 1.5912
Sale 525,653 1.6579
Sale 97,952 1.6857
Sale 445 1.7010
Sale 77,800 1.8911
Sale 672 1.7755
Sale 458,112 1.8200
Sale 132 Transfer
Sale 450 1.9000
Sale 3,498 1.8992
Sale 627,206 1.8512
Sale 391 1.2500
Sale 303,936 1.9769
Sale 2,114,247 1.8719
Sale 135 Transfer
Sale 76 Transfer
Sale 100,000 1.7700
Sale 333 1.8930
Sale 132 Transfer
Sale 182 Transfer
Sale 226,048 1.6929
Sale 1,200 1.9730
Sale 24,471 1.4710
Sale 600 1.6700
Sale 19,600 1.4710
Sale 6,358 1.4710
Sale 70,107 1.4900
Sale 789,563 1.9769
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 22364 1.0724
CFD Long 70107 1.4899
CFD Long 4024391 1.5912
CFD Long 525653 1.6578
CFD Long 600 1.67
CFD Long 97952 1.6856
CFD Long 203684 1.761
CFD Long 672 1.7754
CFD Long 627206 1.8511
CFD Long 1400 1.8577
CFD Long 2114247 1.8719
CFD Long 77800 1.8911
CFD Long 3498 1.8991
CFD Long 400 1.9
CFD Short 436754 1.4889
CFD Short 1900 1.5022
CFD Short 3498 1.6372
CFD Short 600 1.67
CFD Short 990 1.6802
CFD Short 259388 1.691
CFD Short 763507 1.6911
CFD Short 883631 1.6912
CFD Short 27820 1.7216
CFD Short 449371 1.7767
CFD Short 616539 1.8622
CFD Short 400 1.9
CFD Short 271612 1.9151
CFD Short 77800 1.9306
CFD Short 504 1.9357
(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) YES
Date of disclosure 18 September 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
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased -1,501,562 3.7960 AMER 17/12/2010
Option Purchased 207,929 7.7482 EURO 26/05/2009
Option Purchased 1,000,000 3.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 1,325,000 2.6000 AMER 19/09/2008
Option Purchased 3,000,000 3.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -10,010,411 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased 124,757 7.7482 EURO 26/05/2009
Option Purchased -2,002,082 5.6941 AMER 17/12/2010
Option Purchased -124,757 0.0000 EURO 26/05/2009
Option Purchased -1,001,041 4.7850 AMER 17/12/2010
Option Purchased -1,000,000 3.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -750,781 3.9958 AMER 17/12/2010
Option Purchased -750,781 8.4912 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -600,625 3.9958 AMER 17/12/2010
Option Purchased -207,929 0.0000 EURO 26/05/2009
Option Purchased -3,000,000 3.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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