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 21 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 27,069,412 3.94% 13,724 0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives 13,310 0.00% 1,127,819 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 27,082,722 3.95% 1,141,543 0.17%
(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 9,772 7.0800
Purchase 18,276 7.1053
Purchase 19,638 7.1039
Purchase 14,658 7.0900
Purchase 188,314 7.0954
Purchase 6,466 7.0913
Purchase 2,132 7.1014
Purchase 414 7.0900
Purchase 3,573 7.0900
Purchase 39,926 7.0900
Purchase 13,138 7.0928
Purchase 49,602 7.0900
Purchase 217,864 7.0934
Purchase 1,362 7.0850
Purchase 188,314 7.0954
Purchase 166,578 7.0958
Purchase 9,772 7.0900
Purchase 14,085 7.0900
Purchase 9,676 7.0900
Purchase 145,718 7.0900
Sale 414 7.0900
Sale 166,578 7.0958
Sale 13,138 7.0915
Sale 2,132 7.1000
Sale 19,638 7.1039
Sale 39,926 7.0900
Sale 217,864 7.0934
Sale 188,314 7.0954
Sale 1,411 7.0900
Sale 18,276 7.1040
Sale 414 7.0900
Sale 14,154 7.0900
Sale 1,362 7.0837
Sale 9,440 7.0900
Sale 17,893 7.0900
Sale 19,638 7.1039
Sale 3,850 7.0900
Sale 9,676 7.0900
Sale 6,466 7.0900
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 6466 7.0913
CFD Short 13138 7.0927
CFD Short 166578 7.0958
CFD Short 2132 7.1013
CFD Long 18276 7.104
(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 24 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