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 10 August 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 22,044,678 3.21% 731,034 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,788,508 0.41% 4,488,234 0.65%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 24,833,186 3.62% 5,219,268 0.76%
(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 788 6.2962
Purchase 299 6.6242
Purchase 8,826 6.6531
Purchase 18,901 6.2611
Purchase 4,909 6.7043
Purchase 19,000 6.7100
Purchase 11,732 6.3986
Purchase 29,704 6.3788
Purchase 480 6.3218
Purchase 7,147 6.6684
Purchase 2,000 6.2825
Purchase 11,460 6.2600
Purchase 1,297 6.3725
Sale 1,150 6.5657
Sale 865 6.2967
Sale 621 6.4910
Sale 19,000 6.7100
Sale 12,725 6.3720
Sale 643 6.2921
Sale 111,015 6.6426
Sale 40,238 6.3543
Sale 714 6.6637
Sale 7,197 6.7087
Sale 13,147 6.6292
Sale 23,704 6.3503
Sale 301,264 6.6477
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
09/08/2007 Purchase 8,712 6.6520
09/08/2007 Purchase 2,252 6.6690
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 18901 6.261
CFD Short 480 6.3217
CFD Short 7781 6.3288
CFD Short 203004 6.3342
CFD Short 772 6.3655
CFD Short 2970 6.3787
CFD Short 11732 6.3986
CFD Short 7147 6.6683
CFD Long 4971 6.3128
CFD Long 23704 6.3503
CFD Long 40238 6.3542
CFD Long 12725 6.372
CFD Long 6010 6.3974
CFD Long 5319 6.5166
CFD Long 13147 6.6292
CFD Long 111015 6.6426
CFD Long 301264 6.6477
CFD Long 714 6.6636
CFD Long 7197 6.7086
(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 13 August 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