Rule 8.3 - SUPERSCAPE
On the Rule 8.3 report dated 19 December 2005,
the Long Relevant Securities holding was incorrectly
shown as 1,017,964. The correct figure should have been 1,275,890.
The appropriate adjustment has been reflected in today's report.
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 SUPERSCAPE GROUP PLC
Class of relevant security ORD GBP 0. 10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 19 DECEMBER 2005
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 69,677 (0.04%) 1,379,159 (0.77%)
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,379,159 (0.77%) 0 (0.00%)
(other than options)
(3) Options and 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 1,448,836 (0.81%) 1,379,159 (0.77%)
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of relevant Long Short
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)
Sale 15,907 0.2225
Sale 61,081 0.2225
Sale 35,187 0.2225
Sale 123,385 0.2225
Sale 82,603 0.2225
Sale 646,831 0.2225
Sale 95,000 0.2225
Sale 82,047 0.2225
Sale 24,435 0.2225
Sale 39,737 0.2225
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name, (Note 6) (Note 7) Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type,e.g. Expiry Option money
name, selling, securities price American, date paid/received
e.g. call purchasing to which European per unit (note 5)
option , varying the option etc.
etc. relates
(Note 7)
(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 20 DECEMBER 2005
Contact name BARCLAYS CORPORATE SECRETARIAT
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