Rule 8.3 - SONDEX
FORM 8.1
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in SONDEX
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 31 August 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 1,893,604 3.33% 100,557 0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives 131,822 0.23% 121,193 0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 2,025,426 3.56% 221,750 0.39%
(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 1,250 4.1650
Purchase 1,461 3.3997
Purchase 1,250 4.1000
Purchase 28,573 4.1070
Purchase 2,900 3.4275
Purchase 1,250 4.1650
Purchase 4,000 4.2400
Purchase 500 4.0970
Purchase 2,500 4.2400
Purchase 5,000 4.0500
Purchase 1,125 3.4549
Purchase 1,125 3.4549
Purchase 1,567 3.7105
Purchase 1,250 4.1000
Sale 94 3.6330
Sale 5,000 4.2275
Sale 1,811 4.2060
Sale 387 3.9905
Sale 1,000 3.5553
Sale 1,000 3.5705
Sale 1,000 4.0305
Sale 5,000 4.2300
Sale 1,000 4.2003
Sale 1,242 4.2285
Sale 1,125 3.4549
Sale 29,725 3.9955
Sale 554 3.4682
Sale 1,500 3.9828
(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 1125 3.4548
CFD Short 1567 3.7105
CFD Short 28573 4.1069
CFD Long 1125 3.4549
CFD Long 554 3.4681
CFD Long 29725 3.9955
(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 September 2007
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 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk