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 03 December 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 18,314,997 2.67% 389,918 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 10,077,236 1.47% 13,287,088 1.94%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 28,392,233 4.14% 13,677,006 1.99%
(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 918 7.0612
Purchase 8,696 7.0600
Purchase 115 7.0588
Purchase 15,414 7.0613
Purchase 918 7.0612
Purchase 125 7.0800
Purchase 3,900 7.0650
Purchase 299 7.0606
Sale 9,968 7.0564
Sale 55,201 7.0599
Sale 125 7.0800
Sale 115 7.0588
Sale 100 7.0591
Sale 4,724 7.0814
Sale 918 7.0612
Sale 123,399 7.0602
Sale 6,726 7.0550
Sale 631 7.0814
Sale 1,261 7.0814
Sale 115 7.0588
Sale 600 7.0563
Sale 8,820 7.0537
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 8696 7.06
CFD Short 299 7.0606
CFD Short 918 7.0611
CFD Short 15414 7.0612
CFD Short 3900 7.065
CFD Long 8820 7.0536
CFD Long 9968 7.0564
CFD Long 115 7.0587
CFD Long 100 7.0591
CFD Long 55201 7.0599
CFD Long 123399 7.0602
(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 04 December 2007
Contact name Geoff Smith
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