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 07 August 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 12,459,172 2.99% 731,359 0.18% securities (2) Derivatives 723,491 0.17% 4,603,637 1.11% (other than options) (3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00% agreements to purchase/sell Total 13,182,663 3.17% 5,334,996 1.28% (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 125,000 2.7321 Purchase 37,901 2.7231 Purchase 8,482 2.7359 Purchase 34,522 2.7306 Purchase 17,831 2.7315 Sale 4,000 2.7275 Sale 21,771 2.7300 Sale 31,960 2.7235 Sale 32,933 2.7264 Sale 27,983 2.7328 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per (e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP) CFD Long 31960 2.7235 CFD Long 32933 2.7263 CFD Long 21771 2.7299 CFD Long 27983 2.7328 CFD Short 34522 2.7306 CFD Short 17831 2.7314 CFD Short 8482 2.7358 Swap Long 125000 2.7321 Swap Long 140000 2.7406 Swap Long 350000 2.757 Swap Short 250000 2.7321 Swap Short 140000 2.7406 Swap Short 700000 2.757 (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 08 August 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

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