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 27 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 247,055,929 4.57% 2,817,704 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 39,018,377 0.72% 17,948,944 0.33%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 4,334,686 0.08% 20,952,343 0.39%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 290,408,992 5.37% 41,718,991 0.77%
(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 220,358 .6240
Purchase 23,000 .5990
Purchase 234 Transfer
Purchase 20,000 .6605
Purchase 6 Transfer
Purchase 10,000 .6130
Purchase 2,660 .6528
Purchase 554,593 .5990
Purchase 58,227 .6100
Purchase 17,916 .6100
Purchase 69,185 .6100
Purchase 11,350 .6100
Sale 4,617 .6444
Sale 198 .6560
Sale 202 .6110
Sale 85,913 .6100
Sale 234 Transfer
Sale 285 .6469
Sale 50 .6540
Sale 145,211 .6347
Sale 19 .6181
Sale 554,593 .5990
Sale 30,000 .6522
Sale 361 .6531
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 145211 0.6347
CFD Long 86200 0.6441
CFD Long 285 0.6469
CFD Long 30000 0.6522
CFD Short 23000 0.599
CFD Short 220358 0.624
CFD Short 2660 0.6527
(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 28 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 -2,002,082 5.6941 AMER 17/12/2010
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 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 -3,000,000 3.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
Option Purchased 3,000,000 3.0000 EURO 19/12/2008
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 0.0000 EURO 26/05/2009
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 -10,010,411 9.7900 EURO 18/12/2009
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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