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 30 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 23,013,969 3.35% 194,942 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,111,727 1.04% 9,678,841 1.41%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 30,125,696 4.39% 9,873,783 1.44%
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 194,069 7.2821
Purchase 3,161 7.2933
Purchase 32 7.2761
Purchase 1,597 7.2900
Purchase 5,600 7.2784
Purchase 6,400 7.2810
Purchase 38,880 7.2821
Purchase 57,584 7.2812
Purchase 232,949 7.2820
Purchase 4,868 7.2900
Sale 6,886 7.2660
Sale 2,100 7.2863
Sale 167 7.2763
Sale 250 7.2763
Sale 1,085 7.2813
Sale 584 7.2863
Sale 264 7.2713
Sale 8,843 7.2802
Sale 38,880 7.2820
Sale 4,573 7.2819
Sale 904 7.2886
Sale 7,434 7.2830
Sale 194,069 7.2820
Sale 14,571 7.2750
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 5600 7.2783
CFD Short 6400 7.281
CFD Short 57584 7.2812
CFD Long 6886 7.2659
CFD Long 14571 7.275
CFD Long 8843 7.2801
CFD Long 4573 7.2818
CFD Long 7434 7.2829
CFD Long 5051 7.285
CFD Long 904 7.2886
(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 31 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