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 23 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 19,868,965 2.90% 135,306 0.02% securities (2) Derivatives 412,241 0.06% 234,910 0.03% (other than options) (3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00% agreements to purchase/sell Total 20,281,206 2.96% 370,216 0.05% (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 5,600 6.5853 Purchase 1,706 6.5718 Purchase 4,323 6.5750 Purchase 2,150 6.5763 Purchase 9,146 6.5696 Purchase 55 6.5750 Sale 181 6.5900 Sale 4,200 6.6000 Sale 274 6.5900 Sale 642 6.5750 Sale 26,600 6.5846 Sale 4,323 6.5750 Sale 251 6.5409 Sale 4,668 6.5691 (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 9146 6.5695 CFD Short 2150 6.5763 CFD Short 5600 6.5852 CFD Long 4668 6.5690 CFD Long 26600 6.5846 CFD Long 4200 6.6000 (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 24 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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