Rule 8.3 - THOMSON CORP
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 THOMSON CORP
Class of relevant security COM NPV
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 01 February 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 6,439,553 1.01% 888,403 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 290,700 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
purchase/sell
Total 6,730,253 1.05% 888,403 0.14%
(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 74,100 36.0415 CAD
Purchase 25,700 36.0415 CAD
Purchase 25 36.6000 CAD
Purchase 128,700 36.6000 CAD
Purchase 153 36.6000 CAD
Purchase 4,100 35.8415 CAD
Purchase 8,500 36.0415 CAD
Purchase 2,544 36.6000 CAD
Purchase 332 36.6000 CAD
Purchase 2,784 36.6000 CAD
Purchase 36,100 36.0415 CAD
Purchase 11,000 36.0415 CAD
Purchase 14,600 36.0415 CAD
Purchase 8,000 36.0415 CAD
Purchase 14,600 36.2817 CAD
Purchase 35,300 36.0415 CAD
Purchase 195 36.6000 CAD
Purchase 227 36.6000 CAD
Purchase 24,000 36.0415 CAD
Sale 1,500 35.8400 CAD
Sale 4,100 35.8415 CAD
Sale 14,600 36.2817 CAD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
(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 February
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)