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