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 26 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 3,951,455 2.58% 69,128 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 771,749 0.50% 677,099 0.44%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 4,723,204 3.09% 746,227 0.49%
(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 248 4.0540
Purchase 253 4.0540
Purchase 32,035 3.9825
Purchase 2,027 4.0916
Purchase 15,069 4.0112
Purchase 2,492 4.0107
Purchase 6,979 4.0000
Purchase 269,247 3.9510
Purchase 4,046 3.9957
Purchase 4,896 4.0115
Sale 6,979 4.0000
Sale 302 3.9960
Sale 544 3.9990
Sale 1,500 4.0239
Sale 3,950 4.0194
Sale 181 4.0550
Sale 6,979 4.0000
Sale 10,870 4.0411
Sale 15,361 4.0000
Sale 16,064 3.9990
Sale 19,955 4.0055
Sale 27,977 4.0168
Sale 32,035 3.9829
Sale 269,247 3.9510
Sale 6,193 4.0207
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 16064 3.9989
CFD Long 6827 4
CFD Long 19955 4.0054
CFD Long 27977 4.0168
CFD Long 3950 4.0193
CFD Long 1500 4.0239
CFD Long 10284 4.0334
CFD Long 10870 4.041
CFD Long 181 4.055
CFD Long 30413 4.0555
CFD Short 2492 4.0106
CFD Short 4896 4.0115
CFD Short 4399 4.0331
CFD Short 2027 4.0916
(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 27 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