Rule 8.3 - ITV PLC
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 ITV PLC
Class of relevant security ORD GBP 0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 27 MARCH 2006
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 146,425,528 (3.55%) 0 (0.00%)
securities
(2) Derivatives 619,803 (0.02%) 2,100,294 (0.05%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 (0.00%) 310 (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 147,045,331 (3.56%) 2,100,604 (0.05%)
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Long Short
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 430,000 1.2775
Purchase 20,000 1.2901
Sale 404,716 1.2925
Sale 4,400 1.2883
Sale 3,000 1.2750
Sale 2,575 1.2750
Sale 3,000 1.2750
Sale 1,886 1.2910
Sale 3,000 1.2750
Sale 3,000 1.2750
Sale 3,000 1.2750
Sale 2,000 1.2750
Sale 2,000 1.2750
Sale 3,000 1.2750
Sale 2,500 1.2750
Sale 2,650 1.2750
Sale 2,750 1.2750
Sale 2,000 1.2750
Sale 1,811 1.2875
Sale 14,700 1.2900
Sale 47,500 1.2944
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Price Per
name, (Note 6) Securities Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD (Note 7)
CFD Long 14,700 1.2900
CFD Long 47,500 1.2944
CFD Short 20,000 1.2901
(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 (Note 5)
varying etc. relates (Note 7)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unit
option (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if
(Note 8) applicable) (Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATIONS
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 28 MARCH 2006
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