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 21 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 14,415,670 2.48% 116,845 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,405,415 0.41% 3,052,695 0.52%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 16,821,085 2.89% 3,169,540 0.54%
(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 251,517 .9209
Purchase 1,600,000 .9225
Purchase 465,800 .9232
Purchase 151,521 .9233
Purchase 2,862 .9225
Purchase 1,775 .9275
Purchase 1,967,579 .9229
Purchase 2,219,096 .9227
Purchase 42,655 .9196
Purchase 40,000 .9238
Purchase 2,219,096 .9227
Purchase 166,000 .9205
Sale 42,655 .9196
Sale 1,600,000 .9225
Sale 6,000 .9225
Sale 151,521 .9233
Sale 2,219,096 .9227
Sale 15,749 .9200
Sale 1,967,579 .9229
Sale 40,000 .9238
Sale 1,775 .9275
Sale 55,941 .9200
Sale 166,000 .9204
Sale 251,517 .9209
Sale 465,800 .9230
Sale 2,862 .9224
Sale 251,517 .9209
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
20/12/2007 Sale 6,000 .6175
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1600000 0.9225
CFD Short 617321 0.9232
CFD Short 1775 0.9274
CFD Long 42655 0.9196
CFD Long 166000 0.9204
CFD Long 2862 0.9224
CFD Long 40000 0.9237
(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 24 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