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 22 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 9,087,473 1.98% 533,275 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 556,303 0.12% 2,513,135 0.55%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 9,643,776 2.10% 3,046,410 0.66%
(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 39,169 4.6627
Purchase 8,263 4.6821
Purchase 11,298 4.6502
Purchase 8,230 4.6915
Purchase 93,583 4.6647
Purchase 1,467 4.6875
Purchase 2,424 4.6250
Purchase 2,926 4.6745
Purchase 178,270 4.6640
Sale 19,500 4.6546
Sale 63,753 4.6615
Sale 34,683 4.6616
Sale 19,299 4.6645
Sale 58,785 4.6840
Sale 3,204 4.6947
Sale 5,230 4.6718
Sale 178,270 4.6640
Sale 2,800 4.6350
Sale 2,926 4.7192
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2800 4.635
CFD Long 63753 4.6614
CFD Long 34683 4.6615
CFD Long 178270 4.6639
CFD Long 19299 4.6644
CFD Long 73778 4.6663
CFD Long 5230 4.6717
CFD Long 58785 4.6839
CFD Long 2926 4.7192
CFD Short 2424 4.625
CFD Short 11298 4.6502
CFD Short 39169 4.6626
CFD Short 178270 4.6639
CFD Short 93583 4.6647
CFD Short 2926 4.6745
CFD Short 8263 4.682
CFD Short 1467 4.6874
CFD Short 9810 4.6889
CFD Short 8230 4.6914
CFD Short 17820 4.6933
(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 23 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