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 14 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 9,302,714 2.03% 483,630 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 570,125 0.12% 2,692,408 0.59%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 9,872,839 2.15% 3,176,038 0.69%
(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 29,406 4.9084
Purchase 2,345 4.9084
Purchase 20,000 4.9739
Purchase 5,000 4.9614
Purchase 5,090 4.8637
Purchase 14,510 4.9259
Purchase 18,034 4.9280
Purchase 5,000 5.0075
Purchase 12,100 4.8708
Purchase 43,300 5.0367
Sale 6,954 4.9014
Sale 11,350 4.8952
Sale 2,677 4.8927
Sale 8,136 4.8858
Sale 11,682 4.8893
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 8136 4.8858
CFD Long 11682 4.8893
CFD Long 2677 4.8926
CFD Long 11350 4.8952
CFD Short 5090 4.8636
CFD Short 12100 4.8707
CFD Short 6827 4.8925
CFD Short 24279 4.8999
CFD Short 14510 4.9259
CFD Short 18034 4.9279
CFD Short 5000 4.9613
CFD Short 5000 5.0075
CFD Short 43300 5.0366
(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 15 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