Rule 8.3 - NORTHGATE INFORMATION SOLUTIONS
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 NORTHGATE INFORMATION SOLUTIONS
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 20 December 2007
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 12,519,781 2.15% 151,786 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,440,356 0.42% 1,120,057 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,960,137 2.57% 1,271,843 0.22%
(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 29,826 .6360
Purchase 9,341 .6176
Purchase 16,434 .6151
Purchase 10,299 .6250
Purchase 119,16 .6339
Purchase 13,658 .6146
Purchase 4,047 .6225
Purchase 46,389 .6343
Purchase 23,838 .6416
Purchase 16,434 .6151
Purchase 9,341 .6175
Purchase 16,434 .6151
Purchase 144,936 .6307
Purchase 16,879 .6150
Purchase 9,341 .6175
Sale 16,434 .6151
Sale 16,434 .6151
Sale 46,389 .6343
Sale 4,047 .6225
Sale 119,161 .6339
Sale 10,299 .6249
Sale 9,341 .6175
Sale 16,879 .6149
Sale 144,936 .6307
Sale 23,838 .6415
Sale 9,341 .6175
Sale 29,826 .6359
Sale 6,000 .6175
Sale 144,936 .6307
Sale 13,658 .6146
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 16434 0.615
CFD Short 9341 0.6175
CFD Long 13658 0.6145
CFD Long 16879 0.6148
CFD Long 4047 0.6225
CFD Long 10299 0.6249
CFD Long 46389 0.6343
CFD Long 29826 0.6359
CFD Long 23838 0.6415
(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 21 December 2007
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