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               15 December 2006

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      19,192,309        2.80%      936,488       0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,159,194        0.17%    1,371,967       0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0        0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             20,351,503        2.97%    2,308,455       0.34%


(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      1,505                6.5000
Purchase      6,213                Transfer
Purchase      35,425               6.4955
Purchase      12,561               6.4863
Purchase      3,100                6.4900
Purchase      8,284                Transfer
Purchase      6,298                6.4213
Purchase      6,700                6.4600
Purchase      51,442               6.5085
Purchase      7,729                6.4389
Purchase      3,500                6.4860
Sale          3,905                6.4850
Sale          4,910                6.4620
Sale          2,804                6.4850
Sale          16,352               6.4439
Sale          804                  6.4863
Sale          212                  6.4800
Sale          4,000                6.4844
Sale          6,425                6.4300
Sale          1,555                6.4463
Sale          3,625                6.4850
Sale          16,897               6.4285


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name,      (Note 6)      (Note 7)              Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD        Short         6298                  6.4212
CFD        Short         7729                  6.4388
CFD        Short         6700                  6.4600
CFD        Short         3500                  6.4859
CFD        Short         12561                 6.4862
CFD        Short         35425                 6.4954
CFD        Short         51442                 6.5085
CFD        Long          4000                  6.4843
CFD        Long          77360                 6.5086


(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

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                         18 December 2006
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
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