Rule 8.3 - NATIONAL EXPRESS 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 NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.05
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 06 July 2009
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 3,721,639 2.43% 575,677 0.38%
securities
(2) Derivatives 799,129 0.52% 843,811 0.55%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,520,768 2.95% 1,419,488 0.93%
(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 54,078 2.7109
Purchase 46,900 2.7425
Purchase 3,127 2.6425
Purchase 4,072 2.6524
Purchase 4,353 2.7159
Purchase 10,152 2.6961
Purchase 104,054 2.8000
Purchase 4,356 2.7454
Sale 8,229 2.7402
Sale 2,400 2.7325
Sale 2,927 2.7028
Sale 4,356 2.7118
Sale 1,030 2.7021
Sale 6,500 2.7625
Sale 10,543 2.7217
Sale 30,992 2.6785
Sale 39,986 2.7173
Sale 60,779 2.6786
Sale 62,871 2.7371
Sale 5,976 2.7201
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1030 2.702
CFD Long 2927 2.7027
CFD Long 4356 2.7118
CFD Long 39986 2.7173
CFD Long 5976 2.72
CFD Long 62871 2.7371
CFD Short 46158 2.64
CFD Short 3127 2.6425
CFD Short 54078 2.7108
CFD Short 6303 2.7135
CFD Short 4353 2.7158
CFD Short 51523 2.7252
CFD Short 10882 2.7346
CFD Short 4356 2.7454
(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 07 July 2009
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