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 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 21,584,159 3.14% 474,946 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 6,800,320 0.99% 8,772,613 1.28%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 28,384,479 4.14% 9,247,559 1.35%
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 6,162 7.1949
Purchase 18,556 7.1800
Purchase 800 7.1762
Purchase 414 7.1774
Purchase 1,575 7.1464
Purchase 10,881 7.1595
Purchase 1,178 7.1890
Purchase 800 7.1762
Purchase 453 7.1800
Purchase 7,085 7.1949
Purchase 15,229 7.1800
Purchase 1,082 7.1658
Purchase 16,355 7.1800
Purchase 472 7.1890
Purchase 152,213 7.1857
Sale 29,761 7.1209
Sale 566 7.1963
Sale 250 7.1818
Sale 800 7.1762
Sale 1,384 7.1832
Sale 21,047 7.1209
Sale 100 7.1541
Sale 16,710 7.1773
Sale 18,144 7.0654
Sale 3,800 7.1783
Sale 6,144 7.1800
Sale 25,655 7.0654
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 1575 7.1463
CFD Short 10881 7.1594
CFD Short 800 7.1761
CFD Short 152213 7.1857
CFD Long 100 7.1541
CFD Long 16710 7.1773
CFD Long 3800 7.1782
CFD Long 6367 7.1825
CFD Long 1862 7.1878
CFD Long 329 7.1936
(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 24 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