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 02 January 2008
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 27,713,798 4.04% 21,148 0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives 21,148 0.00% 1,273,466 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 27,734,946 4.04% 1,294,614 0.19%
(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 6,060 7.1112
Purchase 2,579 7.1055
Purchase 407,370 7.1076
Purchase 4,778 7.1050
Purchase 27,235 7.1063
Purchase 400,000 7.1075
Purchase 24,647 7.1152
Purchase 376,695 7.1082
Purchase 6,468 7.1150
Purchase 46,275 7.1058
Purchase 24,647 7.1152
Purchase 1,310 7.1061
Purchase 10,161 7.1202
Purchase 4,210 7.1100
Purchase 10,276 7.1138
Purchase 41,890 7.1050
Purchase 14,262 7.1050
Sale 2,579 7.1055
Sale 6,468 7.1150
Sale 27,235 7.1063
Sale 4,210 7.1100
Sale 1,310 7.1061
Sale 10,161 7.1202
Sale 376,695 7.1082
Sale 10,276 7.1125
Sale 24,647 7.1152
Sale 46,275 7.1058
Sale 9,047 7.1123
Sale 46,275 7.1058
Sale 14,262 7.1050
Sale 4,778 7.1037
Sale 400,000 7.1075
Sale 6,060 7.1112
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 4210 7.11
CFD Short 10276 7.1137
CFD Short 10161 7.1202
CFD Long 4778 7.1036
CFD Long 14262 7.105
CFD Long 27235 7.1063
(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 03 January 2008
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