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 22 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 29,319,545 4.27% 24,200 0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives 24,200 0.00% 591,461 0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 29,343,745 4.27% 615,661 0.09%
(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 19,600 7.1426
Purchase 715,423 7.1234
Purchase 17,506 7.1205
Purchase 612,130 7.1245
Purchase 77,293 7.1143
Purchase 24,361 7.1325
Purchase 33,756 7.1301
Purchase 14,156 7.1128
Purchase 715,423 7.1234
Purchase 19,600 7.1284
Purchase 24,361 7.1325
Purchase 49,793 7.1213
Purchase 6,400 7.1200
Purchase 24,361 7.1334
Purchase 49,793 7.1213
Purchase 11,918 7.1200
Purchase 17,506 7.1205
Purchase 12,814 7.1149
Purchase 710,720 7.1235
Purchase 3,597 7.1200
Sale 6,400 7.1200
Sale 24,361 7.1325
Sale 319 7.1200
Sale 49,793 7.1213
Sale 77,293 7.1143
Sale 710,720 7.1235
Sale 19,600 7.1271
Sale 33,756 7.1301
Sale 715,423 7.1234
Sale 12,814 7.1149
Sale 14,156 7.1115
Sale 17,506 7.1205
Sale 33,756 7.1301
Sale 612,130 7.1245
Sale 19,600 7.1413
Sale 12,814 7.1149
Sale 24,361 7.1325
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 77293 7.1143
CFD Short 6400 7.12
CFD Short 49793 7.1212
CFD Short 612130 7.1244
CFD Short 19600 7.1283
CFD Short 24361 7.1333
CFD Long 14156 7.1114
CFD Long 19600 7.1413
(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 23 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