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 December 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 256,178,142 4.74% 7,362,520 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 41,017,526 0.76% 35,764,019 0.66%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 5,564,460 0.10% 20,200,938 0.37%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 302,760,128 5.60% 63,327,477 1.17%
(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
Purchase 8,594 .6780
Purchase 36,000 .6910
Purchase 106,208 .7015
Purchase 6,099,692 .7190
Purchase 210,446 .7190
Purchase 104,300 .7190
Purchase 91,032 .6780
Purchase 74,075 .6780
Purchase 2,324 .6780
Purchase 7,518 .7010
Purchase 6,270 .6780
Purchase 17,900 .6780
Purchase 443,779 .6780
Purchase 5,932,454 .7190
Purchase 54,084 .6780
Sale 36,000 .6910
Sale 63,817 .7087
Sale 118 .7080
Sale 70 .7240
Sale 210,446 .7190
Sale 428 Transfer
Sale 161,729 .7087
Sale 58 .7183
Sale 36,000 .6910
Sale 178 .7183
Sale 2,360 .6990
Sale 12,538 .6930
Sale 17,266 .7087
Sale 586,046 .6983
Sale 47,645 .6780
Sale 2,052 .6980
Sale 302 .6980
Sale 6,099,692 .7190
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 36000 0.691
CFD Long 12538 0.6929
(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 December 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
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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 -1,001,041 4.7850 AMER 17/12/2010
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 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 -10,010,411 9.7900 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -3,000,000 3.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -500 719.0000 EURO 18/12/2009
Option Purchased -1,501,562 3.7960 AMER 17/12/2010
Option Purchased 3,000,000 3.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased -1,000,000 3.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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 0.0000 EURO 26/05/2009
Option Purchased 106,198 0.9971 EURO 03/06/2009
Option Purchased 124,757 7.7482 EURO 26/05/2009
Option Purchased 207,929 7.7482 EURO 26/05/2009
Option Purchased 1,000,000 3.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 1,124,326 2.3072 EURO 02/04/2009
Option Purchased -2,002,082 5.6941 AMER 17/12/2010
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