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 03 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 29,511,660 4.30% 17,395 0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives 16,994 0.00% 1,270,702 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 29,528,654 4.30% 1,288,097 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 1,658,783 7.1350
Purchase 58,192 7.1200
Purchase 1,956 7.1250
Purchase 43,686 7.1118
Purchase 15,321 7.1050
Purchase 4,465 7.3104
Purchase 5,153 7.1364
Purchase 2,955 7.1150
Purchase 58,192 7.1250
Purchase 1,956 7.1250
Purchase 68,627 7.1288
Purchase 46,796 7.1319
Purchase 2,909 7.1350
Purchase 3,476 7.1248
Purchase 68,627 7.1288
Purchase 10,276 7.1163
Purchase 2,000 7.1350
Purchase 20,552 7.1263
Purchase 6,402 7.1236
Purchase 66,238 7.1170
Purchase 2,955 7.1150
Purchase 1,956 7.1259
Purchase 4,192 7.1243
Sale 1,117 7.1150
Sale 2,955 7.1150
Sale 2,955 7.1141
Sale 1,956 7.1250
Sale 2,955 7.1150
Sale 68,627 7.1288
Sale 46,796 7.1319
Sale 2,000 7.1344
Sale 66,238 7.1170
Sale 1,956 7.1250
Sale 66,238 7.1170
Sale 4,465 7.3104
Sale 3,476 7.1248
Sale 20,552 7.1250
Sale 10,276 7.1150
Sale 6,402 7.1236
Sale 5,153 7.1350
Sale 43,686 7.1118
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 10276 7.1162
CFD Short 6402 7.1235
CFD Short 1956 7.1258
CFD Short 46796 7.1318
CFD Short 5153 7.1363
CFD Long 43686 7.1118
CFD Long 2955 7.1141
CFD Long 20552 7.1249
CFD Long 2000 7.1343
(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 04 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