Rule 8.3 - RESOLUTION PLC

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 PLC Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.05 to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 04 January 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 19,599,833 2.86% 550,794 0.08% securities (2) Derivatives 848,664 0.12% 883,568 0.13% (other than options) (3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00% agreements to purchase/sell Total 20,448,497 2.98% 1,434,362 0.21%% (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 13,557 6.4270 Purchase 17,400 6.4520 Purchase 10,355 Transfer Purchase 2,084 Transfer Purchase 108,902 6.4464 Purchase 7,314 6.4413 Purchase 5,000 6.4350 Purchase 875 6.4400 Sale 569 6.4300 Sale 200 6.4400 Sale 15,897 6.4379 Sale 5,000 6.4440 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per name, (Note 6) (Note 7) Unit (GBP) e.g. CFD CFD Short 13557 6.4269 CFD Short 5000 6.4350 CFD Short 7314 6.4412 CFD Short 108902 6.4464 CFD Short 17400 6.4520 CFD Long 35084 6.4270 CFD Long 15897 6.4378 CFD Long 56178 6.4410 CFD Long 5000 6.4440 CFD Long 281833 6.4465 (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 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 05 January 2007 Contact name BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE 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

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