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 25 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 21,918,994 3.19% 183,190 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,005,612 1.02% 9,301,123 1.36%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 28,924,606 4.21% 9,484,313 1.38%
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 65,100 Transfer
Purchase 208 7.0661
Purchase 1,200 7.0662
Purchase 86,966 7.1000
Purchase 141 7.0837
Purchase 28,989 7.1000
Purchase 42,000 7.0972
Purchase 65,100 7.0650
Purchase 146,713 7.0899
Purchase 119,675 7.0936
Purchase 800 7.1162
Purchase 400 7.0584
Purchase 55,707 7.0841
Purchase 175,924 7.0650
Purchase 800 7.1162
Purchase 63 7.1051
Purchase 1,200 7.0662
Sale 800 7.1162
Sale 397 7.1010
Sale 1,000 7.0776
Sale 1,777 7.0813
Sale 308 7.0963
Sale 1,061 7.0813
Sale 639 7.0813
Sale 776 7.0863
Sale 175,924 Transfer
Sale 57,978 7.1000
Sale 6,144 7.0915
Sale 130,951 7.0962
Sale 65,100 Transfer
Sale 2,600 7.1023
Sale 1,200 7.0662
Sale 1,575 7.0982
Sale 100,000 7.0939
Sale 3,287 7.0950
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 400 7.0583
CFD Short 1200 7.0661
CFD Short 55707 7.0841
CFD Short 146713 7.0898
CFD Short 119675 7.0935
CFD Short 42000 7.0972
CFD Short 63 7.105
CFD Short 800 7.1161
CFD Long 130951 7.0961
CFD Long 1575 7.0982
CFD Long 2600 7.1023
CFD Long 5102 7.105
(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 26 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