Rule 8.3 - UMBRO

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              UMBRO
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.01
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               23 October 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       15,714,225     10.76%       101,261    0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives       436,643     0.30%      3,240,339    2.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0     0.00%              0    0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              16,150,868     11.06%      3,341,600   2.29%


(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      254                   1.9047
Purchase      52                    1.8922
Purchase      10,000                1.8848
Purchase      2,200                 1.9400
Purchase      100                   1.8872
Purchase      5,000                 1.8797
Purchase      46                    1.8847
Purchase      3,193                 1.8790
Purchase      2,628                 1.8898
Purchase      3,158                 1.8873
Purchase      2,644                 1.8788
Purchase      2,241,030             1.8996
Purchase      32,689                1.8946
Purchase      407,670               1.8811
Purchase      38,188                1.8872
Purchase      6,145                 1.8899
Purchase      261,900               1.8959
Purchase      10,190                1.9000
Purchase      2,660                 1.8795
Sale          1,718                 1.8875
Sale          7,379                 1.8863
Sale          877                   1.8903
Sale          2,200                 1.8550
Sale          988                   1.9003
Sale          1,000                 1.8853
Sale          5,000                 1.8800
Sale          1,302                 1.8803
Sale          2,628                 1.9025
Sale          4,632                 1.8900
Sale          22,616                1.8863
Sale          3,000                 1.9025
Sale          38,188                1.8872
Sale          38,188                1.8872
Sale          67,878                1.8863
Sale          44,493                1.8905
Sale          465,830               1.7800
Sale          21,041                1.7369
Sale          2,246                 1.7325
Sale          101,156               Transfer
Sale          3,153                 1.7325
Sale          1,237                 1.8853
Sale          300,820               1.8863
Sale          12,810                1.8863
Sale          5,304                 1.8950
Sale          3,193                 1.8825
Sale          213                   1.8853
Sale          465                   1.8828
Sale          23,602                1.8863
Sale          14,847                1.7369
Sale          328,700               1.7800

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         407670        1.8811
CFD            Short         38188         1.8873
CFD            Short         6145          1.8899
CFD            Short         32689         1.8945
CFD            Short         261900        1.8959
CFD            Short         2241030       1.8996
CFD            Short         10190         1.8999
CFD            Long          38188         1.8872
CFD            Long          44493         1.8905

(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                         24 October 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
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)