Rule 8.3 - KENSINGTON GROUP

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              KENSINGTON GROUP
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               18 April 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       1,823,984    3.47%        181,848     0.35%
securities
(2) Derivatives      146,107    0.28%        288,641     0.55%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0    0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total              1,970,091    3.74%        470,489     0.89%


(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      11,205               5.9910
SALE          6,190                5.9996
SALE          1,200                6.0005
PURCHASE      1,334                6.0200
SALE          7,600                5.9896
SALE          11,698               5.9888
PURCHASE      890                  5.9723
SALE          1,345                5.9853
SALE          583                  5.9888
SALE          1,845                5.9652

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name    Long/Short       Number of      Price per unit
                                 Securities
CFD             SHORT            1,334          6.0200
CFD             LONG             1,200          6.0005
CFD             LONG             1,845          5.9651
CFD             LONG             583            5.9887
CFD             LONG             11,698         5.9888
CFD             SHORT            11,20          5.9909
CFD             LONG             7,600          5.9895
CFD             SHORT            890            5.9722
CFD             LONG             6,190          5.9995


(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)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         19 April 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