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               27 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      27,199,199      3.96%       16,370       0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives       16,370      0.00%    1,237,905       0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0       0.00%           0        0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             27,215,569      3.96%    1,254,275       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      30,550               7.1123
Purchase      1,884                7.1050
Purchase      103,425              7.1069
Purchase      27,452               7.1115
Purchase      14,038               7.1030
Purchase      158                  7.1150
Purchase      103,425              7.1069
Purchase      72,298               7.1043
Purchase      1,470                7.0850
Purchase      89,387               7.1077
Purchase      3,098                7.1200
Purchase      2,619                7.1150
Purchase      2,042                7.1058
Sale          14,038               7.1017
Sale          30,550               7.1123
Sale          1,884                7.1050
Sale          3,098                7.1186
Sale          30,550               7.1123
Sale          103,425              7.1069
Sale          158                  7.1150
Sale          89,387               7.1077
Sale          1,470                7.0850
Sale          27,452               7.1102
Sale          2,619                7.1150
Sale          72,298               7.1043
Sale          2,619                7.1150

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         14038         7.103
CFD            Short         89387         7.1076
CFD            Long          27452         7.1101
CFD            Long          3098          7.1186


(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                         28 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