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 12 October 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 21,886,862 3.19% 308,955 0.05%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,967,842 0.87% 8,400,156 1.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 27,854,704 4.06% 8,709,111 1.27%
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 58,090 7.0000
Purchase 63,954 7.0294
Purchase 1,000 6.9848
Purchase 1,181 7.0234
Purchase 13,300 7.0124
Purchase 17,989 7.0850
Purchase 1,200 7.0000
Purchase 3,598 7.0850
Purchase 58,090 7.0000
Purchase 67,040 7.0129
Purchase 5,145 6.9513
Purchase 1,181 7.0234
Sale 124 7.0263
Sale 500 7.0176
Sale 360 6.9689
Sale 400 7.0164
Sale 705 7.0366
Sale 302 7.0539
Sale 1,113 7.0363
Sale 1,181 7.0234
Sale 101,658 6.9800
Sale 11,000 6.9783
Sale 9,700 7.0121
Sale 2,615 6.9999
Sale 4,284 6.9612
Sale 5,200 7.0837
Sale 3,700 7.0193
Sale 200 7.0791
Sale 29,045 6.9800
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 5145 6.9513
CFD Short 1200 7
CFD Short 13300 7.0124
CFD Short 67040 7.0129
CFD Short 1181 7.0233
CFD Short 63954 7.0294
CFD Long 4284 6.9611
CFD Long 11000 6.9782
CFD Long 2615 6.9999
CFD Long 9700 7.012
CFD Long 3700 7.0193
CFD Long 200 7.0791
CFD Long 5200 7.0836
(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 15 October 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