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 18 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 870,659 1.87% 123,675 0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives 123,675 0.27% 118,209 0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 994,334 2.13% 241,884 0.52%
(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 4,338 17.8000
Purchase 1,068 17.7416
Purchase 4,338 17.8022
Purchase 6,949 17.8000
Purchase 4,111 17.7887
Purchase 700 17.7500
Purchase 4,832 17.7979
Purchase 6,526 17.7571
Purchase 135 17.7529
Purchase 5,179 17.7786
Purchase 135 17.7529
Purchase 1,068 17.7900
Purchase 500 17.6877
Purchase 4,832 17.7979
Purchase 1,500 17.7333
Sale 6,949 17.8000
Sale 4,832 17.7979
Sale 2,568 17.7569
Sale 4,111 17.7887
Sale 4,338 17.8000
Sale 135 17.7529
Sale 500 17.6877
Sale 1,068 17.7400
Sale 500 17.6877
Sale 1,500 17.7333
Sale 1,068 17.7884
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1068 17.7416
CFD Short 135 17.7528
CFD Short 4111 17.7886
CFD Short 4832 17.7978
CFD Short 4338 17.8022
CFD Long 500 17.6877
CFD Long 1500 17.7333
CFD Long 1068 17.7883
(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 21 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