Rule 8.3 - WHATMAN

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              WHATMAN
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.01
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               21 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        3,005,152     2.27%       810,597     0.61%
securities
(2) Derivatives       810,597     0.61%       260,453     0.20%
(other than options)
(3) Options and             0     0.00%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total               3,815,749     2.89%      1,071,050    0.81%

(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      5,567                2.4446
Purchase      2,612                2.4277
Purchase      2,612                2.4275
Purchase      9,223                2.4319
Purchase      2,612                2.4275
Purchase      36,879               2.4353
Purchase      5,200                2.4370
Purchase      34,267               2.4359
Purchase      3,952                2.4268
Purchase      566                  2.4346
Purchase      16,889               2.4337
Sale          3,952                2.4268
Sale          5,567                2.4444
Sale          566                  2.4346
Sale          34,267               2.4359
Sale          566                  2.4346
Sale          9,223                2.4316
Sale          16,889               2.4337
Sale          2,612                2.4275
Sale          36,879               2.4353
Sale          5,200                2.4370
Sale          3,952                2.4268
Sale          36,879               2.4353
Sale          2,612                2.4275

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Shor          3952          2.4268
CFD            Short         2612          2.4277
CFD            Long          3952          2.4267
CFD            Long          9223          2.4316
CFD            Long          16889         2.4336
CFD            Long          566           2.4345
CFD            Long          5200          2.437
CFD            Long          5567          2.4443

(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                         22 December 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)