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 24 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 3,750,092 2.45% 284,606 0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives 856,149 0.56% 189,140 0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,606,241 3.01% 473,746 0.31%
(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 12,144 3.4405
Purchase 35,107 3.4625
Purchase 18,692 3.4551
Purchase 18,648 3.4985
Purchase 3,305 3.4918
Purchase 15,000 3.4612
Purchase 3,724 3.4861
Purchase 4,832 3.5090
Purchase 8,070 3.5005
Sale 869 3.3875
Sale 3,418 3.4695
Sale 6,356 3.4812
Sale 400 3.5159
Sale 9,774 3.4630
Sale 46,106 3.4662
Sale 14,360 3.4897
Sale 17,229 3.4773
Sale 18,340 3.4547
Sale 8,423 3.4696
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 18340 3.4546
CFD Long 46106 3.4661
CFD Long 3418 3.4694
CFD Long 8423 3.4695
CFD Long 6356 3.4812
CFD Long 14360 3.4897
CFD Short 8621 3.3515
CFD Short 3363 3.43
CFD Short 12144 3.4405
CFD Short 7896 3.4575
CFD Short 12775 3.4577
CFD Short 15000 3.4611
CFD Short 35107 3.4624
CFD Short 3305 3.4918
CFD Short 18648 3.4985
CFD Short 8070 3.5005
(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 27 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