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 15 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 22,007,012 3.21% 512,523 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 6,155,509 0.90% 8,446,494 1.23%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 28,162,521 4.10% 8,959,017 1.31%
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 280,000 7.1051
Purchase 311 7.0896
Purchase 1,100 7.0787
Purchase 250 7.0922
Purchase 69 7.0484
Purchase 167 7.0993
Purchase 150 7.1287
Purchase 3,712 7.0392
Purchase 3,063 7.0190
Purchase 603 7.0500
Purchase 40,037 7.0807
Purchase 12,982 7.0500
Purchase 2,589 7.0004
Purchase 922 7.0850
Purchase 566 Transfer
Purchase 799 7.0190
Purchase 3,125 7.0500
Sale 1,000 7.0363
Sale 763 7.0363
Sale 37,204 7.0235
Sale 21,710 7.0851
Sale 310 7.0813
Sale 4,600 7.0645
Sale 311 6.9797
Sale 29 7.0900
Sale 81,768 7.0480
Sale 35,963 7.0807
Sale 1,200 7.1058
Sale 5,222 7.0487
Sale 154 7.0943
Sale 2,471 7.0510
Sale 7,800 7.0645
Sale 3,125 7.0500
Sale 22,065 7.0850
Sale 4,600 7.0793
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 2589 7.0004
CFD Short 3712 7.0392
CFD Short 40037 7.0807
CFD Long 37204 7.0234
CFD Long 81768 7.0479
CFD Long 5222 7.0486
CFD Long 4600 7.0793
CFD Long 35963 7.0807
CFD Long 21710 7.0851
CFD Long 1200 7.1057
(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 16 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