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               27 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         818,848      1.77%      135,364       0.29%
securities
(2) Derivatives      122,542      0.27%       78,612       0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and           0       0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                941,390      2.04%       213,976      0.46%


(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      301                  17.9900
Purchase      1,366                17.7879
Purchase      1,131                17.7465
Purchase      1,139                17.8248
Purchase      1,437                17.8851
Purchase      861                  17.8708
Purchase      498                  17.0739
Purchase      600                  17.7300
Purchase      3,097                17.7609
Purchase      1,139                17.8248
Sale          498                  17.0739
Sale          1,139                17.8248
Sale          2,298                17.8797
Sale          301                  17.9877
Sale          1,366                17.7863
Sale          1,131                17.7465
Sale          861                  17.8708
Sale          617                  17.9511
Sale          301                  17.9900
Sale          1,437                17.8835
Sale          600                  17.7300

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         600           17.73
CFD            Short         1131          17.7465
CFD            Short         1366          17.7879
CFD            Short         1139          17.8248
CFD            Long          861           17.8707
CFD            Long          1437          17.8834
CFD            Long          617           17.9511
CFD            Long          301           17.9877

(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                         28 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