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 26 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 29,805,855 7.90% 694,720 0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,520,298 0.67% 3,652,269 0.97%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 68,500 0.02% 68,500 0.02%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 32,394,653 8.58% 4,415,489 1.17%
(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 55,596 6.0398
Purchase 218,148 6.1384
Purchase 44,806 6.0137
Purchase 8,076 6.0165
Purchase 393 5.8450
Purchase 829 6.0239
Purchase 23,243 6.4950
Purchase 10,000 6.0362
Purchase 18,462 6.1120
Purchase 10,000 6.3350
Purchase 90,705 6.0208
Purchase 208 6.0190
Purchase 27,953 6.1106
Purchase 44,806 6.0162
Purchase 2,204 5.8462
Sale 10,000 6.0350
Sale 150,000 Transfer
Sale 3,222 6.0369
Sale 8,877 6.0991
Sale 558 6.0200
Sale 1,552 6.2188
Sale 23,243 6.4950
Sale 44,806 6.0162
Sale 93,886 6.1762
Sale 8,021 6.0072
Sale 1,800 6.0400
Sale 74,898 6.1039
Sale 3,900 6.0204
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 2204 5.8461
CFD Short 8076 6.0164
CFD Short 829 6.0238
CFD Short 10000 6.0362
CFD Short 55596 6.0397
CFD Short 6725 6.0739
CFD Short 18462 6.1119
CFD Short 21228 6.1222
CFD Short 218148 6.1384
CFD Short 5458 6.202
CFD Long 8021 6.0071
CFD Long 3900 6.0203
CFD Long 3222 6.0369
CFD Long 1800 6.04
CFD Long 8877 6.0991
CFD Long 74898 6.1038
CFD Long 1552 6.2187
(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 27 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