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 22 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 21,475,265 3.13% 620,508 0.09%
securities
(2) Derivatives 6,771,152 0.99% 8,607,144 1.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 28,246,417 4.12% 9,227,652 1.34%
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 26,195 7.1963
Purchase 413 7.2048
Purchase 55,465 7.1969
Purchase 28,569 7.1800
Purchase 28,569 7.2079
Purchase 6,177 7.1882
Purchase 692 7.0300
Purchase 5,128 7.1814
Sale 1,600 7.1902
Sale 753 7.2026
Sale 1,630 7.2926
Sale 600 7.1963
Sale 69 7.2082
Sale 467 7.2963
Sale 122 7.2043
Sale 1,118 7.2358
Sale 50,694 7.2019
Sale 22,450 7.2047
Sale 2,168 7.1936
Sale 9,484 7.1950
Sale 28,569 7.1800
Sale 1,843 7.1800
Sale 4,900 7.1823
Sale 200 7.1419
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 5128 7.1813
CFD Short 6177 7.1882
CFD Short 26195 7.1962
CFD Short 55465 7.1969
CFD Long 4900 7.1823
CFD Long 2168 7.1936
CFD Long 9484 7.195
CFD Long 50694 7.2019
CFD Long 22450 7.2047
CFD Long 1118 7.2357
(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 23 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