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 18 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 9,235,324 2.01% 527,040 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 563,272 0.12% 2,746,459 0.60%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 9,798,596 2.14% 3,273,499 0.71%
(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 4,571 4.9183
Purchase 1,458 5.1250
Purchase 7,740 5.0591
Purchase 19,500 5.0989
Purchase 11,617 5.0990
Purchase 70,541 5.0637
Purchase 10,820 5.1163
Purchase 7,750 4.9356
Sale 7,353 5.0521
Sale 1,500 5.0492
Sale 4,988 5.0895
Sale 2,488 5.1242
Sale 550 4.9342
Sale 18,231 5.0983
Sale 76,662 5.0673
Sale 40,000 5.0975
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 550 4.9342
CFD Long 5305 5.0009
CFD Long 1500 5.0492
CFD Long 7353 5.0521
CFD Long 76662 5.0673
CFD Long 4988 5.0895
CFD Long 40000 5.0975
CFD Long 18231 5.0983
CFD Long 2488 5.1241
CFD Short 4571 4.9182
CFD Short 7750 4.9355
CFD Short 7740 5.0591
CFD Short 70541 5.0637
CFD Short 6947 5.076
CFD Short 11617 5.099
(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 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