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 17 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 26,256,820 3.82% 121,116 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 17,576 0.00% 815,253 0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 26,274,396 3.83% 936,369 0.14%
(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 11,617 7.0675
Purchase 8,027 7.0918
Purchase 2,094 7.1000
Purchase 1,800 7.0950
Purchase 58,086 7.0675
Purchase 14,658 7.0900
Purchase 103,558 7.0937
Purchase 115,438 7.0900
Purchase 600 7.0938
Purchase 8,027 7.0918
Purchase 46,469 7.0675
Purchase 2,889 7.0950
Purchase 225,223 7.0917
Purchase 5,138 7.0913
Purchase 219,081 7.0917
Purchase 14,658 7.0900
Purchase 4,048 7.0900
Purchase 1,800 7.0950
Sale 5,138 7.0900
Sale 1,800 7.0950
Sale 600 7.0938
Sale 2,889 7.0950
Sale 8,027 7.0918
Sale 600 7.0938
Sale 1,800 7.0941
Sale 103,558 7.0937
Sale 225,223 7.0917
Sale 3,323 7.0900
Sale 1,800 7.0950
Sale 225,223 7.0917
Sale 4,048 7.0887
Sale 2,094 7.0987
Sale 219,081 7.0917
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 5138 7.0912
CFD Short 2889 7.095
CFD Long 4048 7.0886
CFD Long 219081 7.0916
CFD Long 600 7.0938
CFD Long 1800 7.0941
CFD Long 2094 7.0986
(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 18 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