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 01 November 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 22,980,428 3.35% 195,768 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,441,742 1.08% 10,096,225 1.47%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 30,422,170 4.43% 10,291,993 1.50%
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 2,217 7.3050
Purchase 1,800 7.2800
Purchase 1,744 7.2754
Purchase 17,707 7.3000
Purchase 218 7.3038
Purchase 20,899 7.2818
Purchase 900 7.2800
Sale 20,899 7.2818
Sale 70 7.2826
Sale 800 7.2913
Sale 137 7.2776
Sale 685 7.3013
Sale 150 7.2826
Sale 1,000 7.2826
Sale 1,068 7.2976
Sale 8,119 7.2523
Sale 208 7.2976
Sale 2,100 7.2898
Sale 218 7.3038
Sale 218 7.3038
Sale 7,100 7.2918
Sale 24,598 7.2826
Sale 7,797 7.2986
Sale 264,546 7.2856
Sale 20,899 7.2818
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 2700 7.28
CFD Short 74432 7.2818
CFD Short 6814 7.2833
CFD Short 184620 7.2887
CFD Short 40743 7.2892
CFD Short 2217 7.305
CFD Long 20899 7.2817
CFD Long 264546 7.2855
CFD Long 2100 7.2898
CFD Long 7100 7.2918
CFD Long 7797 7.2986
CFD Long 218 7.3038
(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 02 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