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 31 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 23,295,555 3.39% 186,033 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,139,082 1.04% 9,784,699 1.43%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 30,434,637 4.43% 9,970,732 1.45%
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 3,253 Transfer
Purchase 11,477 Transfer
Purchase 1 7.3000
Purchase 3,253 Transfer
Purchase 435 7.2880
Purchase 38,880 7.2820
Purchase 1,304 7.2662
Purchase 872 7.2750
Purchase 3,115 Transfer
Purchase 2,064 Transfer
Purchase 194,069 7.2820
Purchase 10,106 7.2886
Purchase 659 7.3050
Purchase 2,744 7.2700
Purchase 85,648 7.2737
Purchase 8,800 7.2635
Sale 37,116 7.2612
Sale 8,119 Transfer
Sale 8,530 Transfer
Sale 6,000 7.2700
Sale 250 7.2713
Sale 12,000 7.2764
Sale 5,253 Transfer
Sale 400 7.2626
Sale 3,011 Transfer
Sale 3,253 Transfer
Sale 3,287 7.3050
Sale 6,412 7.3050
Sale 808 7.2650
Sale 3,676 7.3050
Sale 784 7.2850
Notes.
The below transaction which was previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Price per
Securities unit (GBP)
30/10/2007 Sale 14,571 7.2750
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 8800 7.2635
CFD Short 1304 7.2661
CFD Short 85648 7.2737
CFD Short 10106 7.2886
CFD Long 12000 7.2764
CFD Long 784 7.285
Notes.
The below transaction which was previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit (GBP)
30/10/2007 Long 14,571 7.275
(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 01 November 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