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 14 October 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 238,990,079 4.42% 3,206,322 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 35,357,483 0.65% 14,664,188 0.27%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 4,334,686 0.08% 20,952,343 0.39%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 278,682,248 5.15% 38,822,853 0.72%
(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 Price per unit
Securities (GBP)
Purchase 307 Transfer
Purchase 23,891 .8956
Purchase 67,245 .7790
Purchase 5,000 .9330
Purchase 348 .9000
Purchase 336 .9266
Purchase 1,779,593 .8493
Purchase 67,593 .7780
Purchase 703,450 .8493
Purchase 1,352 .9190
Purchase 6,230 .8020
Purchase 585,926 .8493
Purchase 15,000 .8240
Purchase 17,533 .8530
Purchase 122,731 .8530
Purchase 1,000,000 .7858
Purchase 7,613 .8530
Purchase 324,751 .9000
Sale 960 Transfer
Sale 923 .8030
Sale 55,389 .8050
Sale 148,705 .8530
Sale 175,436 .8530
Sale 2,702 .9408
Sale 25,020 .9690
Sale 333 .9390
Sale 348 .9000
Sale 610 .9200
Sale 669 Transfer
Sale 145 1.0800
Sale 5,000 .7719
Sale 548 .9040
Sale 324,751 .9000
Sale 215,689 .9562
Sale 111 .9300
Sale 1 .9300
Sale 3 1.1990
Sale 67,593 .7780
Sale 605 1.0300
Sale 25,020 .9690
Sale 537 .9400
Sale 67,245 .7790
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 5000 0.7718
CFD Long 55389 0.8049
CFD Short 1000000 0.7857
CFD Short 336 0.9266
(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 15 October 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 1,000,000 3.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250 559.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 500 360.0000 EURO 19/06/2009
Option Purchased 500 360.0000 EURO 19/06/2009
Option Purchased 500 639.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 639.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -500 719.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -500 799.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -250 879.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -250 879.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -250 899.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -124 899.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 250 559.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 207,929 7.7482 EURO 26/05/2009
Option Purchased -124,757 0.0000 EURO 26/05/2009
Option Purchased 3,000,000 3.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -10,010,411 6.7900 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -3,000,000 3.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -2,002,082 5.6941 AMER 17/12/2010
Option Purchased -1,501,562 3.7960 AMER 17/12/2010
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 124,757 7.7482 EURO 26/05/2009
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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