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               19 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      26,395,805      3.85%      126,081       0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives       20,508      0.00%      908,147       0.13%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0       0.00%           0        0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             26,416,313      3.85%    1,034,228       0.15%


(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      6,178                7.1332
Purchase      38,028               7.0861
Purchase      12,232               7.0850
Purchase      12,182               7.0850
Purchase      899                  7.0800
Purchase      46,223               7.0788
Purchase      1,043                7.0850
Purchase      54,347               7.0851
Purchase      21,987               7.0850
Purchase      16,319               7.0841
Purchase      48,169               7.0790
Purchase      2,116                7.0850
Purchase      4                    7.0850
Purchase      54,347               7.0851
Sale          899                  7.0787
Sale          38,028               7.0861
Sale          54,347               7.0851
Sale          1,043                7.0837
Sale          48,169               7.0790
Sale          6,178                7.1332
Sale          48,169               7.0790
Sale          46,223               7.0788
Sale          4                    7.0825
Sale          16,319               7.0828
Sale          988                  7.0850

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         16319         7.084
CFD            Short         38028         7.0861
CFD            Long          899           7.0786
CFD            Long          46223         7.0788
CFD            Long          4             7.0825
CFD            Long          1043          7.0837


(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                         20 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