Rule 8.3 - INVESTEC
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 INVESTEC
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.0002
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 25 July 2007
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 29,675,189 7.86% 618,150 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,418,028 0.64% 3,305,543 0.88%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 4 0.00% 4 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 32,093,221 8.50% 3,923,697 1.04%
(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 8,801 6.2910
Purchase 11,136 6.4096
Purchase 131,608 6.2752
Purchase 6,660 6.3384
Purchase 96,066 6.4950
Purchase 1,552 6.3763
Purchase 10,000 6.3363
Purchase 96,089 6.3776
Sale 15,505 6.3337
Sale 10,000 6.3350
Sale 23,243 6.4950
Sale 2,400 6.4014
Sale 3,907 6.3798
Sale 96,066 6.4950
Sale 90,679 6.4045
Sale 96,066 6.4950
Sale 15,786 6.3505
Sale 34,702 6.4010
Sale 16,760 6.3423
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 609 6.2455
CFD Short 131608 6.2751
CFD Short 8801 6.291
CFD Short 10000 6.3362
CFD Short 6051 6.3477
CFD Short 3079 6.365
CFD Short 1552 6.3762
CFD Short 96089 6.3775
CFD Short 11136 6.4096
CFD Long 4760 6.3034
CFD Long 15505 6.3337
CFD Long 15786 6.3504
CFD Long 12000 6.3577
CFD Long 3907 6.3798
CFD Long 34702 6.4009
CFD Long 2400 6.4013
CFD Long 90679 6.4044
(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 26 July 2007
Contact name BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
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