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 02 August 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 28,230,281 7.48% 909,996 0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives 4,993,469 1.32% 4,961,293 1.31%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 285,500 0.08% 285,500 0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 33,509,250 8.88% 6,156,789 1.63%
(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 38,369 6.0271
Purchase 1,100 6.0400
Purchase 835 6.0350
Purchase 373 5.9858
Purchase 6,032 6.0223
Purchase 696 6.1700
Purchase 25,794 6.1950
Purchase 468 6.0550
Purchase 105,416 6.0649
Sale 6,339 6.0348
Sale 46,656 6.0718
Sale 7,953 6.1139
Sale 70,581 6.0930
Sale 3,245 6.0191
Sale 37,818 6.0348
Sale 621 6.0550
Sale 10,534 6.0348
Sale 2,513 6.0348
Sale 6,746 6.0495
Sale 8,244 6.0641
Sale 25,794 6.1950
Sale 20,816 6.0348
Sale 3,785 6.0659
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 373 5.9857
CFD Short 2000 6.0055
CFD Short 38369 6.0271
CFD Short 4032 6.0305
CFD Short 71342 6.0328
CFD Short 47557 6.0379
CFD Short 1100 6.04
CFD Short 105416 6.0648
CFD Long 3245 6.0191
CFD Long 6746 6.0494
CFD Long 8244 6.064
CFD Long 3785 6.0659
CFD Long 4665 6.0717
CFD Long 70581 6.0929
(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) YES
Date of disclosure 03 August 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
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
Product name, Written or Number of Securities to Exercise Price Type, e.g. Expiry Date
e.g. call option Purchased which the option or (Note 2) American,
derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased 217,000 7.7112 EURO 03/08/2007
Option Purchased 68,500 7.7877 EURO 03/08/2007
Option Purchased -68,500 7.7877 EURO 03/08/2007
Option Purchased -217,000 7.7112 EURO 03/08/2007
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFD's), full details should be given.
Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the
Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk