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 28 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 3,731,065 2.44% 352,499 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 841,655 0.55% 218,924 0.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,572,720 2.99% 571,423 0.37%
(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 5,059 3.3926
Purchase 673 3.4500
Purchase 1,263 3.3526
Purchase 2,851 3.3149
Purchase 3,871 3.3600
Purchase 3,871 3.3600
Purchase 4,400 3.4367
Purchase 5,590 3.3281
Purchase 5,914 3.3258
Purchase 16,592 3.3736
Purchase 20,588 3.3393
Sale 29,979 3.3459
Sale 8,294 3.3383
Sale 493 3.3495
Sale 3,871 3.3600
Sale 8,476 3.3338
Sale 3,279 3.3338
Sale 17,459 3.3763
Sale 2,299 3.3301
Sale 19,087 3.3539
Sale 5,561 3.3600
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2299 3.33
CFD Long 8294 3.3382
CFD Long 29979 3.3458
CFD Long 493 3.3494
CFD Long 19087 3.3539
CFD Short 2851 3.3149
CFD Short 5590 3.3281
CFD Short 2609 3.3312
CFD Short 20588 3.3393
CFD Short 5749 3.3425
CFD Short 3994 3.3429
CFD Short 3187 3.343
CFD Short 8143 3.3515
CFD Short 1263 3.3525
CFD Short 13707 3.3591
CFD Short 4557 3.36
CFD Short 4400 3.4367
CFD Short 673 3.45
(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 29 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