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               03 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       9,051,449      2.18%    1,132,525       0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,129,010      0.27%      810,842       0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             10,180,459      2.45%    1,943,367       0.47%


(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      7,544                2.3377
Purchase      95,473               2.3257
Purchase      33,807               2.2534
Purchase      5,073                2.2370
Purchase      34,786               2.3738
Purchase      913                  2.4325
Purchase      53,643               2.3457
Purchase      11,791               2.2240
Purchase      2,224                Transfer
Sale          95,473               2.3257
Sale          239,083              2.3033
Sale          49,225               2.3623
Sale          20,456               2.2100
Sale          41,554               2.2737
Sale          7,544                2.2609
Sale          50,000               2.3398
Sale          9,463                2.2100
Sale          42,869               2.2106
Sale          19,831               2.2106
Sale          98,079               2.4025
Sale          32,780               2.4201

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          7544          2.2608
CFD            Long          41554         2.2736
CFD            Long          95473         2.3257
CFD            Long          49225         2.3623
CFD            Long          98079         2.4024
CFD            Long          32780         2.42
CFD            Short         11791         2.224
CFD            Short         5073          2.2369
CFD            Short         33807         2.2534
CFD            Short         95473         2.3257
CFD            Short         7544          2.3377
CFD            Short         53643         2.3457
CFD            Short         34786         2.3738

(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                         04 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