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 01 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 2,969,014 1.94% 343,593 0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives 617,170 0.40% 650,282 0.42%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 3,586,184 2.34% 993,875 0.65%
(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
Purchase 22,440 2.8190
Purchase 2,408 3.0600
Purchase 3,399 2.8450
Purchase 5,779 2.7965
Purchase 16,306 2.8152
Purchase 17,530 2.8263
Purchase 22,781 2.8457
Purchase 30,000 2.7902
Purchase 17,121 2.7879
Sale 27,511 2.8231
Sale 129,025 2.8275
Sale 800 2.8645
Sale 30,000 2.7902
Sale 30,000 2.7902
Sale 4,500 2.8633
Sale 33,819 2.8334
Sale 76,720 2.8054
Sale 1,400 2.8100
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 76720 2.8053
CFD Long 1400 2.81
CFD Long 27511 2.8231
CFD Long 129025 2.8274
CFD Long 33819 2.8334
CFD Long 6352 2.8407
CFD Long 4500 2.8632
CFD Long 800 2.8645
CFD Short 17121 2.7879
CFD Short 5779 2.7964
CFD Short 22440 2.8189
CFD Short 17530 2.8263
CFD Short 5461 2.84
CFD Short 10545 2.844
CFD Short 3399 2.845
(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 02 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