Rule 8.3 - NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP
The Rule 8.3 Report published on 31 July 2009 showed an incorrect Long Relevant Securities position. This has been
corrected on today's report.
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 31 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 3,804,940 2.49% 243,266 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 554,043 0.36% 359,048 0.23%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,358,983 2.85% 602,314 0.39%
(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 13,422 3.3714
Purchase 1,460 3.3678
Purchase 1,465 3.3759
Purchase 2,030 3.3730
Purchase 4,637 3.3904
Purchase 6,016 3.3816
Purchase 13,412 3.3775
Purchase 41,298 3.3716
Purchase 16,805 3.3903
Purchase 21,010 3.3760
Purchase 27,648 3.3975
Purchase 28,491 3.3792
Sale 16,462 3.3697
Sale 16,353 3.3632
Sale 17,405 3.3816
Sale 297 3.3859
Sale 27,648 3.3975
Sale 4,227 3.3753
Sale 1,650 3.3903
Sale 36,282 3.3773
Sale 361 3.4006
Sale 6,190 3.3770
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 16353 3.3632
CFD Long 16462 3.3697
CFD Long 6190 3.377
CFD Long 297 3.3859
CFD Long 3259 3.3962
CFD Short 57903 3.3668
CFD Short 23137 3.3705
CFD Short 13422 3.3714
CFD Short 41298 3.3716
CFD Short 2030 3.373
CFD Short 16342 3.3733
CFD Short 1465 3.3758
CFD Short 21010 3.3759
CFD Short 22185 3.3762
CFD Short 15478 3.3771
CFD Short 28491 3.3792
CFD Short 1568 3.3801
CFD Short 16805 3.3902
CFD Short 3905 3.4
CFD Short 4656 3.4015
(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 03 August 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