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 25 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 4,024,702 2.63% 61,530 0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives 725,648 0.47% 745,205 0.49%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,750,350 3.10% 806,735 0.53%
(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 21,773 3.9370
Purchase 5,991 3.9458
Purchase 7,310 3.9600
Purchase 14,051 3.9207
Purchase 4,552 3.8684
Purchase 21,714 3.9432
Purchase 200 3.8906
Purchase 1,844 3.9233
Purchase 19,352 3.9382
Purchase 218 3.9380
Sale 1,021 3.9046
Sale 5,080 3.9327
Sale 5,861 3.8994
Sale 2,645 3.9432
Sale 7,310 3.9600
Sale 7,310 3.9510
Sale 14,051 3.9211
Sale 15,069 3.9402
Sale 542 3.8304
Sale 280 3.9500
Sale 3,531 3.8585
Sale 131 3.9240
Sale 277 3.8140
Sale 201 3.9500
Sale 9,491 3.9445
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 542 3.8304
CFD Long 5861 3.8993
CFD Long 131 3.9239
CFD Long 32071 3.9288
CFD Long 5080 3.9326
CFD Long 2645 3.9431
CFD Long 9491 3.9445
CFD Short 200 3.8906
CFD Short 6916 3.9197
CFD Short 1844 3.9233
CFD Short 21773 3.9369
CFD Short 218 3.9379
CFD Short 19352 3.9382
CFD Short 21714 3.9432
CFD Short 4999 3.948
(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 26 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