Rule 8.3 - HMV GROUP
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 HMV GROUP
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.01
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 18 December 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 4,211,460 0.99% 0 0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives 71,001 0.02% 1,142,512 0.27%
(other than
options
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,282,461 1.01% 1,142,512 0.27%
(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
(GBP)
Purchase 776 .9545
Purchase 14,168 .9535
Purchase 1,955 .9608
Purchase 3,468 .9563
Purchase 10,893 .9542
Purchase 9,924 .9523
Purchase 8,300 .9515
Purchase 55,052 .9582
Purchase 4,113 .9650
Purchase 4,319 .9550
Sale 8,300 .9520
Sale 4,113 .9650
Sale 4,319 .9552
Sale 1 .9650
Sale 6,335 .9550
Sale 11,043 .9582
Sale 12,880 .9580
Sale 14,168 .9534
Sale 5,057 .9586
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 12880 0.958
CFD Long 11043 0.9582
CFD Long 5057 0.9585
CFD Short 14168 0.9534
CFD Short 10893 0.9541
CFD Short 55052 0.9582
(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 21 December 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