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 14 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 26,218,813 3.82% 233,022 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 13,310 0.00% 1,030,583 0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 26,232,123 3.82% 1,263,605 0.18%
(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 4,965 7.1013
Purchase 3,306 7.1000
Purchase 24,430 7.1000
Purchase 115,216 7.0962
Purchase 5,138 7.1000
Purchase 1,872 7.0900
Purchase 115,216 7.0962
Purchase 3,781 7.1000
Purchase 1,872 7.0900
Purchase 52,361 7.0850
Purchase 2,386 7.1000
Purchase 48,580 7.0952
Purchase 110,251 7.0960
Purchase 1,872 7.0909
Purchase 7,329 7.1000
Purchase 61,975 7.1053
Purchase 57,499 7.0863
Purchase 2,386 7.1000
Purchase 48,580 7.0952
Sale 4,965 7.1000
Sale 4,532 7.1000
Sale 5,563 7.0800
Sale 113,268 7.1000
Sale 52,361 7.0850
Sale 3,446 7.1000
Sale 1,872 7.0900
Sale 5,138 7.0987
Sale 1,872 7.0900
Sale 48,580 7.0952
Sale 110,251 7.0960
Sale 115,216 7.0962
Sale 2,386 7.1000
Sale 57,499 7.0863
Sale 57,499 7.0863
Sale 61,97 7.1053
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1872 7.0908
CFD Short 48580 7.0952
CFD Short 110251 7.096
CFD Short 4965 7.1013
CFD Long 52361 7.085
CFD Long 5138 7.0987
(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 17 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