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 21 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 9,127,089 1.99% 581,166 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 607,398 0.13% 2,630,494 0.57%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 9,734,487 2.12% 3,211,660 0.70%
(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 7,305 4.7253
Purchase 1,882 4.6900
Purchase 4,300 4.6657
Purchase 176,730 4.6770
Purchase 3,510 4.7742
Purchase 27,055 4.6650
Purchase 68,011 4.7455
Purchase 981 4.6958
Sale 176,730 4.6770
Sale 36,149 4.8152
Sale 57,867 4.7533
Sale 10,710 4.6767
Sale 22,072 4.7332
Sale 50,000 5.0889
Sale 3,780 4.7466
Sale 20,000 4.7443
Sale 20,701 4.8004
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 10710 4.6767
CFD Long 176730 4.6769
CFD Long 30096 4.7272
CFD Long 22072 4.7331
CFD Long 20000 4.7442
CFD Long 3780 4.7466
CFD Long 57867 4.7532
CFD Long 20701 4.8003
CFD Long 36149 4.8151
CFD Long 50000 5.0889
CFD Short 4300 4.6657
CFD Short 176730 4.6769
CFD Short 1882 4.69
CFD Short 981 4.6957
CFD Short 5295 4.7107
CFD Short 7305 4.7252
CFD Short 68011 4.7454
CFD Short 3510 4.7741
(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 22 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