Rule 8.3 - MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL
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 MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.01
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 21 August 2008
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 8,236,325 2.54% 480,077 0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives 500,839 0.15% 1,377,267 0.42%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 8,737,164 2.69% 1,857,344 0.57%
(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
Purchase 427 3.7350
Purchase 978 3.7729
Purchase 321,234 3.8404
Purchase 4,157 3.7631
Purchase 12,805 3.7929
Purchase 36,242 3.7555
Purchase 5,783 3.7983
Sale 26,990 3.9565
Sale 302,675 3.8349
Sale 35,535 3.9245
Sale 121,161 3.7815
Sale 2,111 3.9167
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 121161 3.7815
CFD Long 24051 3.8237
CFD Long 302675 3.8348
CFD Long 2111 3.9166
CFD Long 35535 3.9245
CFD Long 26990 3.9565
CFD Short 8967 3.6771
CFD Short 5923 3.7343
CFD Short 36242 3.7555
CFD Short 4157 3.7631
CFD Short 978 3.7728
CFD Short 12805 3.7928
CFD Short 5783 3.7982
CFD Short 321234 3.8403
CFD Short 31488 3.9595
(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 22 August 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
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