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 07 January 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 811,985 1.76% 145,146 0.31%
securities
(2) Derivatives 131,739 0.29% 77,908 0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 943,724 2.04% 223,054 0.48%
(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 78 17.7571
Purchase 11 17.8400
Purchase 1,115 17.7843
Purchase 279 17.8429
Purchase 1,369 17.9779
Purchase 497 17.8187
Purchase 279 17.8454
Purchase 279 17.8429
Purchase 2,147 17.9550
Purchase 2,050 17.6906
Purchase 1,742 17.8757
Purchase 2,050 17.6922
Purchase 985 17.9026
Purchase 1,700 18.0740
Purchase 1,500 17.8667
Sale 1,414 17.7995
Sale 78 17.7571
Sale 11 17.8400
Sale 1,700 18.0740
Sale 2,050 17.6906
Sale 1,500 17.8644
Sale 1,500 17.8667
Sale 279 17.8429
Sale 78 17.7571
Sale 2,147 17.9550
Sale 1,742 17.8741
Sale 2,250 17.8630
Sale 1,369 17.9779
Sale 985 17.9026
Sale 497 17.8187
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 2050 17.6922
CFD Short 279 17.8429
CFD Short 279 17.8453
CFD Long 78 17.757
CFD Long 1414 17.7994
CFD Long 497 17.8186
CFD Long 11 17.84
CFD Long 279 17.8454
CFD Long 3000 17.8644
CFD Long 1742 17.8741
(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 January 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