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               17 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         852,017      1.83%        135,091     0.29%
securities
(2) Derivatives      135,091      0.29%        118,209     0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                 987,108     2.12%        253,300     0.54%

(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      206                  17.7371
Purchase      648                  17.7500
Purchase      1,043                17.7732
Purchase      648                  17.7522
Purchase      3,290                17.7993
Purchase      1,794                17.7717
Purchase      1,097                17.7705
Purchase      1,538                17.7834
Purchase      1,173                17.8000
Purchase      54                   17.7217
Purchase      3,290                17.7993
Purchase      1,745                17.7629
Sale          648                  17.7500
Sale          54                   17.7200
Sale          1,043                17.7732
Sale          1,794                17.7717
Sale          206                  17.7371
Sale          3,290                17.7993
Sale          1,794                17.7717
Sale          1,745                17.7629
Sale          206                  17.7371

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         54            17.7216
CFD            Short         648           17.7522
CFD            Short         1043          17.7731
CFD            Short         3290          17.7993
CFD            Long          206           17.737
CFD            Long          1127          17.7452
CFD            Long          1794          17.7717

(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                         18 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