Rule 8.3 - Tradus 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              TRADUS PLC
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.05
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               19 December 2007

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         822,496      1.78%      131,141       0.28%
securities
(2) Derivatives      117,818      0.26%       78,278       0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0       0.00%           0        0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                940,314      2.04%      209,419       0.45%


(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      501                  17.7770
Purchase      3,065                18.2317
Purchase      1,361                17.9982
Purchase      375                  18.0424
Purchase      3,550                18.2263
Purchase      741                  18.1530
Purchase      275                  18.0490
Purchase      375                  18.0447
Purchase      3,550                18.2280
Purchase      741                  18.1530
Purchase      551                  18.1200
Purchase      275                  18.0490
Purchase      28                   18.0500
Purchase      639                  18.0055
Sale          275                  18.0490
Sale          741                  18.1530
Sale          375                  18.0424
Sale          3,550                18.2263
Sale          5,078                18.0468
Sale          639                  18.0055
Sale          639                  18.0055
Sale          501                  17.7770
Sale          3,065                18.2300
Sale          1,361                17.9982
Sale          28                   18.0500
Sale          4,426                18.1599
Sale          28                   18.0500
Sale          504                  18.1200

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         375           18.0446
CFD            Short         275           18.049
CFD            Short         741           18.1529
CFD            Short         3550          18.2279
CFD            Long          1361          17.9982
CFD            Long          639           18.0054
CFD            Long          275           18.0491
CFD            Long          28            18.05
CFD            Long          3065          18.23


(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                         20 December 2007
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