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 23 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 9,059,174 1.98% 543,526 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 566,554 0.12% 2,455,113 0.54%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 9,625,728 2.10% 2,998,639 0.65%
(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 23,504 4.6063
Purchase 6,583 4.5907
Purchase 14,177 4.6007
Purchase 24,626 4.6250
Purchase 6,310 4.6007
Purchase 9,312 4.6334
Sale 26,410 4.6215
Sale 20,000 4.6407
Sale 33,740 4.6053
Sale 2,726 4.5897
Sale 109 4.7217
Sale 24,626 4.6250
Sale 5,200 4.6219
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2726 4.5897
CFD Long 33740 4.6053
CFD Long 48864 4.6069
CFD Long 26410 4.6215
CFD Long 5200 4.6219
CFD Long 24626 4.625
CFD Long 20000 4.6407
CFD Long 109 4.7217
CFD Short 6583 4.5907
CFD Short 8890 4.5984
CFD Short 14177 4.6006
CFD Short 6310 4.6007
CFD Short 23504 4.6062
CFD Short 24626 4.625
CFD Short 9312 4.6333
(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 24 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