Rule 8.3 - INMARSAT
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 INMARSAT
Class of relevant security ORD EUR0.0005
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 17 July 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 9,253,099 2.02% 495,718 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 571,950 0.12% 2,803,048 0.61%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 9,825,049 2.14% 3,298,766 0.72%
(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 3,267 4.9325
Purchase 6,845 4.9297
Purchase 7,735 4.9198
Purchase 3,422 4.9219
Purchase 23,402 4.9097
Purchase 10,060 4.9333
Purchase 4,926 4.9212
Sale 12,660 4.9135
Sale 1,035 4.9600
Sale 3,422 4.9467
Sale 28,007 4.9205
Sale 2,070 4.9600
Sale 277 4.9592
Sale 2,108 4.9260
Sale 24,402 4.9390
Sale 10,000 4.9345
Sale 13,532 4.9319
Sale 8,095 4.9214
Sale 2,420 4.9625
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 12660 4.9134
CFD Long 28007 4.9204
CFD Long 2108 4.926
CFD Long 13532 4.9318
CFD Long 10000 4.9345
CFD Long 24402 4.939
CFD Long 3422 4.9467
CFD Long 277 4.9592
CFD Long 2420 4.9625
CFD Short 23402 4.9097
CFD Short 7735 4.9197
CFD Short 64386 4.9199
CFD Short 896 4.9201
CFD Short 4926 4.9212
CFD Short 3422 4.9219
CFD Short 3267 4.9325
CFD Short 10060 4.9333
(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 18 July 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