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 27 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 3,735,151 2.44% 328,459 0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives 835,395 0.55% 195,505 0.13%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,570,546 2.99% 523,964 0.34%
(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 30,345 3.5853
Purchase 26,795 3.6324
Purchase 800 3.5991
Purchase 12,501 3.6273
Purchase 2,618 3.5308
Purchase 4,528 3.5289
Sale 8,857 3.5467
Sale 600 3.6019
Sale 1,871 3.5901
Sale 4,369 3.6104
Sale 500 3.5853
Sale 7,175 3.5543
Sale 30,979 3.6170
Sale 12,260 3.6283
Sale 16,592 3.5709
Sale 22,527 3.5893
Sale 24,826 3.6178
Sale 5,825 3.6501
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 7175 3.5542
CFD Long 22527 3.5893
CFD Long 1871 3.59
CFD Long 600 3.6019
CFD Long 4369 3.6104
CFD Long 30979 3.6169
CFD Long 24826 3.6178
CFD Short 13876 3.5
CFD Short 4541 3.5278
CFD Short 4528 3.5289
CFD Short 2618 3.5307
CFD Short 6365 3.5782
CFD Short 2113 3.579
CFD Short 30345 3.5853
CFD Short 800 3.5991
CFD Short 10605 3.6299
CFD Short 3013 3.6303
CFD Short 26795 3.6323
CFD Short 13867 3.6431
(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 28 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