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 06 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 27,825,049 7.37% 1,091,640 0.29%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,623,423 1.49% 5,258,743 1.39%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 571,000 0.15% 571,000 0.15%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 34,019,472 9.01% 6,921,383 1.83%
(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 10,000 5.8362
Purchase 1,671 5.9250
Purchase 648 5.8394
Purchase 5,951 5.9173
Purchase 86,790 5.8944
Purchase 217,100 5.8700
Purchase 30,043 5.8955
Purchase 3,000 5.8500
Purchase 20,314 5.8462
Purchase 68,500 5.8700
Purchase 163 5.9344
Purchase 2,048 5.8980
Purchase 261 5.8494
Purchase 29,165 5.9261
Purchase 800 5.8444
Purchase 12,225 5.8450
Purchase 7,752 5.9304
Sale 217,100 5.8700
Sale 255,643 5.8873
Sale 600 5.9393
Sale 10,000 5.8350
Sale 86,790 5.8944
Sale 75,113 5.8967
Sale 4,956 5.8688
Sale 7,560 5.9183
Sale 4,183 5.8450
Sale 27,521 5.9240
Sale 3,000 5.8488
Sale 5,200 5.9062
Sale 68,500 5.8700
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 10000 5.8361
CFD Short 20314 5.8461
CFD Short 30043 5.8954
CFD Short 2048 5.898
CFD Short 26800 5.9032
CFD Short 5951 5.9173
CFD Short 29165 5.926
CFD Short 7752 5.9303
CFD Long 3000 5.8488
CFD Long 4956 5.8688
CFD Long 255643 5.8873
CFD Long 75113 5.8966
CFD Long 7560 5.9182
CFD Long 8248 5.9219
CFD Long 19273 5.9248
CFD Long 600 5.9392
(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 07 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 -68,500 6.8715 EURO 03/08/2007
Option Purchased -217,000 6.8040 EURO 03/08/2007
Option Purchased 217,000 6.8040 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 217,000 7.7112 EURO 03/08/2007
Option Purchased 68,500 7.7877 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