Rule 8.3 - RESOLUTION 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 RESOLUTION PLC
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.05
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 16 March 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 21,316,852 3.11% 524,254 0.08%
securities
(2) Derivatives 525,916 0.08% 381,894 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 21,842,768 3.19% 906,148 0.13%
(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 21,439 6.4112
Purchase 1,664 6.4450
Purchase 64 6.4450
Purchase 4,531 6.3885
Purchase 106 6.4700
Purchase 4,284 6.5031
Purchase 2,352 6.4450
Purchase 3,592 6.3843
Purchase 12,133 6.4475
Purchase 101,500 6.4316
Purchase 6,213 6.4450
Purchase 27,325 6.4463
Purchase 2,120 6.4450
Purchase 23,109 6.3856
Purchase 25,511 6.4450
Sale 15,342 6.3760
Sale 908 6.4641
Sale 25,900 6.4305
Sale 742 6.4450
Sale 867 6.4800
Sale 376 6.4450
Sale 11,096 6.4887
Sale 212 6.4450
Sale 299 6.4800
Sale 3,592 6.4837
Sale 4 6.4425
Sale 846 Transfer
Sale 34,581 6.4739
Sale 10,225 6.4800
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 3592 6.3843
CFD Short 23109 6.3856
CFD Short 4531 6.3885
CFD Short 21439 6.4112
CFD Short 7571 6.4231
CFD Short 101500 6.4316
CFD Short 27325 6.4462
CFD Short 12133 6.4475
CFD Long 25900 6.4305
CFD Long 4 6.4425
CFD Long 908 6.464
CFD Long 34581 6.4738
CFD Long 3592 6.4837
CFD Long 11096 6.4887
(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 19 March 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)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk