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 16 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 240,986,484 4.46% 3,093,108 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 35,118,903 0.65% 14,392,188 0.27%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 4,334,686 0.08% 20,952,343 0.39%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 280,440,073 5.19% 38,437,639 0.71%
(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 41,890 .8338
Purchase 64,900 .8338
Purchase 58,266 .8410
Purchase 67,230 .8450
Purchase 11,954 .8454
Purchase 3,768 .8410
Purchase 4,626 .8410
Purchase 13,490 .8495
Purchase 13,237 .9790
Purchase 240,250 .8338
Purchase 68,140 .8495
Purchase 67,593 .8480
Purchase 156,754 .8410
Purchase 18,410 .8495
Purchase 7,812 .8570
Purchase 276,710 .8595
Purchase 2,090 .8410
Purchase 400,000 .8570
Purchase 3,259 .8410
Purchase 363 .8570
Purchase 27,341 .8307
Sale 1,421 Transfer
Sale 363 .8260
Sale 67,593 .8480
Sale 475 .8151
Sale 6,822 .8410
Sale 820 .8500
Sale 461 .8440
Sale 583 .8490
Sale 17,182 .8410
Sale 363 .8570
Sale 405,558 .8410
Sale 10,000 .8419
Sale 67,230 .8450
Sale 7,812 .8570
Sale 6,822 .8410
Sale 187 .8440
Sale 535 Transfer
Sale 13,500 .8426
Sale 57 .8660
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 475 0.815
CFD Long 10000 0.8418
CFD Long 13500 0.8425
CFD Short 19496 0.8385
CFD Short 400000 0.857
(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 17 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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