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 13 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 3,752,699 2.45% 448,024 0.29%
securities
(2) Derivatives 692,490 0.45% 533,712 0.35%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,445,189 2.90% 981,736 0.64%
(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 10,450 2.7850
Purchase 116 2.7655
Purchase 37,583 2.7967
Purchase 31,709 2.7952
Purchase 27,178 2.8018
Purchase 304 2.6800
Purchase 25,874 2.7919
Purchase 24,207 2.7568
Purchase 400 2.6801
Purchase 1,484 2.7605
Purchase 1,811 2.7175
Purchase 6,300 2.7349
Sale 1,210 2.8446
Sale 3,605 2.7100
Sale 4,922 2.6741
Sale 63 2.7000
Sale 17,408 2.7516
Sale 50,355 2.7824
Sale 19,925 2.7547
Sale 22,224 2.7769
Sale 26,951 2.7769
Sale 39,000 2.8140
Sale 8,897 2.8456
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 14598 2.7062
CFD Long 3605 2.71
CFD Long 61302 2.7368
CFD Long 39757 2.7424
CFD Long 17408 2.7516
CFD Long 50355 2.7824
CFD Long 39000 2.8139
CFD Long 1210 2.8445
CFD Long 39216 2.8454
CFD Long 14552 2.8564
CFD Short 400 2.6801
CFD Short 8429 2.6964
CFD Short 3908 2.7196
CFD Short 6300 2.7348
CFD Short 24207 2.7568
CFD Short 1484 2.7604
CFD Short 116 2.7655
CFD Short 10450 2.7849
CFD Short 31709 2.7952
CFD Short 37583 2.7967
CFD Short 27178 2.8018
(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 14 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