Rule 8.3 - HENDERSON GROUP 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 HENDERSON GROUP PLC
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.125
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 03 February 2009
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 57,464,585 7.92% 312,426 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,663,181 0.23% 275,574 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 59,127,766 8.15% 588,000 0.08%
(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 73,876 .7186
Purchase 14,411 .7360
Purchase 26,510 .7329
Purchase 26,952 .7226
Purchase 11,938 .7307
Purchase 33,750 .7175
Purchase 261,521 1.5712 AUD
Purchase 104,581 .7209
Purchase 2,512 1.6085 AUD
Purchase 66,278 1.5801 AUD
Purchase 68,790 1.5811 AUD
Purchase 32,101 .7307
Sale 77,017 .7311
Sale 150,000 .7191
Sale 2,512 1.6085 AUD
Sale 66,278 1.5801 AUD
Sale 31,804 .7299
Sale 25,000 .7345
Sale 16,427 .7172
Sale 12,102 .7151
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 12102 0.715
CFD Long 16427 0.7172
CFD Long 150000 0.7191
CFD Long 77017 0.731
CFD Long 25000 0.7345
CFD Short 22242 0.715
CFD Short 73876 0.7186
CFD Short 26510 0.7328
CFD Short 14411 0.736
CFD Short 261521 1.5711
(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) NO
Date of disclosure 04 February 2009
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