Rule 8.3 - TAYLOR NELSON SOFRES 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 TAYLOR NELSON SOFRES PLC
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.05
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 16 July 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 8,929,597 2.15% 1,415,392 0.34%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,407,524 0.34% 1,016,227 0.24%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 10,337,121 2.49% 2,431,619 0.59%
(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 3,697 2.7100
Purchase 2,900 2.6954
Purchase 42,944 2.7111
Purchase 12,701 2.6983
Purchase 15,095 2.6923
Purchase 16,341 2.7022
Purchase 20,295 2.7002
Purchase 1,853 2.6975
Purchase 5,214 2.6985
Purchase 44,920 2.6870
Sale 40,124 2.6906
Sale 17,606 2.6989
Sale 2,900 2.6875
Sale 1,853 2.6975
Sale 49,030 2.6889
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2900 2.6875
CFD Long 49030 2.6889
CFD Long 40124 2.6905
CFD Long 1853 2.6975
CFD Long 17606 2.6988
CFD Short 44920 2.687
CFD Short 15095 2.6923
CFD Short 2900 2.6954
CFD Short 1853 2.6975
CFD Short 12701 2.6982
CFD Short 5214 2.6984
CFD Short 20295 2.7002
CFD Short 16341 2.7021
CFD Short 42944 2.7111
(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 17 July 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