Rule 8.3 - RESOLUTION LTD
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 RESOLUTION LTD
Class of relevant security ORD NPV
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 02 November 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 44,030,911 6.67% 2,016,419 0.31%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,016,417 0.31%
(other than
options
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 46,047,328 6.98% 2,016,419 0.31%
(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 100,651 Transfer
Purchase 10,101 1.0000
Purchase 45,000 .9376
Purchase 62,110 1.0000
Purchase 62,185 .9000
Purchase 62,185 .9525
Purchase 85,649 1.0000
Purchase 7,044,496 1.0000
Purchase 179,470 1.0000
Purchase 500,000 .9785
Purchase 500,855 1.0000
Purchase 576,960 1.0000
Purchase 870,061 1.0000
Purchase 1,002,908 Transfer
Sale 500,000 .9800
Sale 5,165 .9500
Sale 25,681 .9643
Sale 8,379 .9800
Sale 62,185 .9000
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 25681 0.9643
CFD Short 45000 0.9375
(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 03 November 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