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 05 August 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 4,071,732 2.66% 116,171 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 439,458 0.29% 514,249 0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,511,190 2.95% 630,420 0.41%
(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 37,378 3.6611
Purchase 6,135 3.6750
Purchase 8,330 3.7003
Purchase 8,463 3.7429
Purchase 11,271 3.6690
Purchase 3,040 3.6884
Purchase 16,307 3.6722
Purchase 1,724 3.6964
Purchase 1,651 3.7270
Purchase 1,593 3.6572
Purchase 56,062 3.7218
Purchase 772 3.6605
Purchase 25,613 3.7075
Sale 17,130 3.6921
Sale 23,505 3.6387
Sale 24,206 3.7220
Sale 6,135 3.6750
Sale 50,455 3.6830
Sale 2,730 3.6522
Sale 4,639 3.6177
Sale 6,135 3.6690
Sale 295 3.7267
Sale 340 3.6104
Sale 28,573 3.7308
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 340 3.6103
CFD Long 4639 3.6176
CFD Long 23505 3.6386
CFD Long 2730 3.6521
CFD Long 50455 3.683
CFD Long 24206 3.7219
CFD Long 28573 3.7307
CFD Short 1593 3.6571
CFD Short 772 3.6605
CFD Short 2373 3.669
CFD Short 16307 3.6722
CFD Short 8330 3.7003
CFD Short 20417 3.7074
CFD Short 25613 3.7075
CFD Short 10971 3.7167
CFD Short 14838 3.7203
CFD Short 56062 3.7217
CFD Short 8463 3.7428
(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 06 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