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 07 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 28,445,120 7.53% 569,300 0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,657,424 1.50% 5,698,303 1.51%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 571,000 0.15% 571,000 0.15%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 34,673,544 9.18% 6,838,603 1.81%
(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 2,168 5.8750
Purchase 15,985 6.0195
Purchase 5,000 5.8662
Purchase 105,862 5.9435
Purchase 43,262 5.8750
Purchase 2,100 5.9400
Purchase 1,486 5.8941
Purchase 21 5.9462
Purchase 7,560 5.8667
Purchase 90,726 5.8972
Purchase 101,141 5.8750
Purchase 3,813 5.8750
Purchase 35,995 5.8872
Purchase 8,144 6.0038
Purchase 13,000 5.9704
Purchase 1,103 5.8750
Purchase 29,502 5.8750
Purchase 10,000 5.8350
Purchase 2,427 5.8750
Purchase 93,382 5.8760
Purchase 55,087 5.8901
Purchase 126,236 5.8750
Purchase 331 5.8930
Purchase 3,771 5.8750
Sale 1,381 5.9995
Sale 6,224 5.8875
Sale 13,000 5.9692
Sale 14,764 5.8875
Sale 23,927 5.8875
Sale 11,655 5.8875
Sale 13,787 5.9076
Sale 2,000 6.0300
Sale 15,871 5.9717
Sale 4,450 5.8875
Sale 1,736 5.8875
Sale 20,891 5.8875
Sale 5,000 5.8650
Sale 345 6.0138
Sale 3,000 5.8500
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 5000 5.8661
CFD Short 7560 5.8666
CFD Short 93382 5.876
CFD Short 35995 5.8872
CFD Short 55087 5.8901
CFD Short 1486 5.8941
CFD Short 90726 5.8972
CFD Short 30775 5.9066
CFD Short 3422 5.9375
CFD Short 2100 5.94
CFD Short 105862 5.9435
CFD Short 21 5.9461
CFD Short 8144 6.0038
CFD Long 5488 5.875
CFD Long 13787 5.9075
CFD Long 13000 5.9691
CFD Long 1381 5.9994
CFD Long 345 6.0137
(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 08 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 6.8040 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 68,500 7.7877 EURO 03/08/2007
Option Purchased 217,000 7.7112 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
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