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 03 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 28,094,784 7.44% 939,409 0.25%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,249,030 1.39% 5,126,670 1.36%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 571,000 0.15% 571,000 0.15%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 33,914,814 8.98% 6,637,079 1.76%
(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 300,000 5.9880
Purchase 18,560 6.0405
Purchase 530 6.0006
Purchase 1,730 6.0600
Purchase 10,606 6.0513
Purchase 69,572 5.9689
Purchase 91 5.9363
Purchase 12,213 6.0022
Sale 7,336 6.0193
Sale 7,612 5.9838
Sale 45,681 6.0171
Sale 2,203 5.9388
Sale 285,600 5.9850
Sale 86,790 5.9840
Sale 302 Transfer
Sale 6,671 6.0134
Sale 638 6.0188
Sale 55,737 5.9620
Sale 1,000 5.9838
Sale 49,229 6.0095
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 91 5.9362
CFD Short 69572 5.9688
CFD Short 53805 5.9713
CFD Short 530 6.0006
CFD Short 12213 6.0022
CFD Short 18560 6.0405
CFD Short 10606 6.0512
CFD Long 2203 5.9388
CFD Long 55737 5.9619
CFD Long 8612 5.9838
CFD Long 86790 5.9839
CFD Long 49229 6.0095
CFD Long 6671 6.0134
CFD Long 45681 6.0171
CFD Long 638 6.0187
(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 06 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 217,000 6.8040 EURO 03/08/2007
Option Purchased 68,500 7.7877 EURO 03/08/2007
Option Purchased 68,500 6.8715 EURO 03/08/2007
Option Purchased -68,500 7.7877 EURO 03/08/2007
Option Purchased -217,000 7.7112 EURO 03/08/2007
Option Purchased -68,500 6.8715 EURO 03/08/2007
Option Purchased -217,000 6.8040 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