19th Oct 2005 17:25
Barclays PLC19 October 2005 FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WHO OWN OR CONTROL 1% OR MORE OF ANY CLASS OF RELEVANT SECURITY (Rule 8.3 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) +-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+|Name of purchaser/vendor * |BARCLAYS PLC |+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+|Company dealt in |AEGIS |+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+|Relevant security dealt in |ORD GBP 0. 05 || | |+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+|If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which | ||connected | || | |+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+|If a connected EFM, nature of connection # | || | |+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+|Date of dealing |18 OCTOBER || |2005 |+-------------------------------------------------------------+----------------+ DEALINGS + +---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+|Amount bought |Price per unit (currency must be stated) |+---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+| || 25,000 | 1.3514|| 47,400 | 1.2632|+---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------+|Amount sold |Price per unit (currency must be stated) |+---------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+| 1,470 | 1.2600|| 63,224 | 1.2661|+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Resultant total amount and percentage of the same ||relevant security owned or controlled 36,977,888 (3.30%) |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ IS A SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE)/FORM 8 (OPTION) ATTACHED? YES +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Date of disclosure 19 OCTOBER 2005 |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Contact name BARCLAYS CORPORATE SECRETARIAT |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|Telephone number 0207 116 2913 |+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ * Specify the owner or controller in addition to the person dealing. The naming of nominees or vehicle companies is insufficient. In the case of disclosure of dealings by fund managers on behalf of discretionary clients, the clients need not be named. # See the definition of "connected fund managers and principal traders" in the Definitions Section of the Code. + If disclosing dealings/holdings in derivatives or options, please attach Supplemental Form 8 (Derivative) or Supplemental Form 8 (Option), as appropriate. For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and itsNotes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE) DEALINGS/HOLDINGS IN DERIVATIVES (This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii), Form 8.2 or Form 8.3, as appropriate) Description of all derivative products CFD - A purchaser of a CFD willdisclosed on this form realise a gain if the price of the underlying security goes up. A seller of a CFD will realise a gain if the price of the underlying security goes down. The CFD contracts are open ended and there is no rollover into new contracts.Full details of any agreement, Nonearrangement or understanding between theperson disclosing and any other personrelating to the voting rights or futureacquisition or disposal of any relevantsecurities to which any derivativereferred to on this form is referenced.If none, this should be stated. WRITING/ENTERING INTO A DERIVATIVE Number of Reference Product Writing/entering securities to which price name Transaction into (indicate the derivative is (currency must Maturityeg long date as applicable) referenced be stated) dateCFD Long 18/10/ Written 63,224 1.2661CFD 2005Short 18/10/ Written 47,400 1.2632CFD 2005 CLOSING OUT A DERIVATIVE Product Number of securities to Reference price Closing out pricename Transaction which the derivative is (currency must be (currency must beeg long date referenced stated) stated)CFD DETAILS OF OPEN DERIVATIVES (excluding any transaction set out above) Number of securities Reference Product Written/entered to which the price name Transaction into (indicate derivative is (currency must Maturityeg long date as applicable) referenced be stated) date CFDShort 01/07/ Entered into 463,856 0.7825CFD 2003Short 18/07/ Entered into 165,021 0.8791CFD 2003Short 24/07/ Entered into 155,360 0.8820CFD 2003Short 29/09/ Entered into 788,952 0.9075CFD 2003Long 06/01/ Entered into 803,367 1.0374CFD 2004Long 16/01/ Written 22,600 1.1604CFD 2004Short 19/01/ Written 3,000 1.1401CFD 2004Long 20/01/ Written 5,300 1.1224CFD 2004Short 21/01/ Written 62,800 1.0853CFD 2004Short 22/01/ Written 24,200 1.0636CFD 2004Long 28/01/ Written 50,100 1.1007CFD 2004Long 30/01/ Written 25,700 1.0779CFD 2004Short 03/02/ Written 10,200 1.0726CFD 2004Short 06/02/ Written 3,500 1.0626CFD 2004Short 09/02/ Written 62,800 1.0818CFD 2004Long 10/02/ Written 32,700 1.0624CFD 2004Long 03/03/ Written 8,600 1.0849CFD 2004Long 08/03/ Written 8,800 1.0899CFD 2004Long 10/03/ Written 12,700 0.9999CFD 2004Short 30/07/ Entered into 359,347 0.8488CFD 2004Short 02/08/ Entered into 174,574 0.8325CFD 2004Short 04/08/ Entered into 294,619 0.8312CFD 2004Short 17/08/ Entered into 322,221 0.8158CFD 2004Long 05/11/ Entered into 117,592 1.0662CFD 2004Long 12/11/ Written 60,000 1.0949CFD 2004Long 16/11/ Written 15,657 1.0874CFD 2004Short 17/11/ Written 8,784 1.0726CFD 2004Long 18/11/ Written 32,376 1.0750CFD 2004Long 22/11/ Written 43,369 1.0509CFD 2004Short 25/11/ Written 8,227 1.0360CFD 2004Short 29/11/ Written 16,994 1.0280CFD 2004Long 30/11/ Written 3,600 1.0299CFD 2004Short 03/12/ Written 18,873 1.0277CFD 2004Long 06/12/ Written 30,108 1.0277CFD 2004Long 07/12/ Written 105,280 1.0338CFD 2004Long 08/12/ Written 43,143 1.0332CFD 2004Long 09/12/ Written 9,256 1.0344CFD 2004Long 13/12/ Written 6,974 1.0514CFD 2004Long 13/12/ Entered into 1,802,991 1.0475CFD 2004Short 14/12/ Written 26,469 1.0353CFD 2004Short 21/12/ Written 12,603 1.0200CFD 2004Short 22/12/ Written 2,843 1.0226CFD 2004Short 29/12/ Written 25,130 1.0568CFD 2004Short 04/01/ Written 54,852 1.0806CFD 2005Short 06/01/ Written 12,906 1.0745CFD 2005Short 07/01/ Written 15,089 1.0710CFD 2005Short 10/01/ Written 17,032 1.0592CFD 2005Long 11/01/ Written 15,293 1.0789CFD 2005Short 12/01/ Written 301,319 1.0449CFD 2005Long 17/01/ Written 35,560 1.0573CFD 2005Long 18/01/ Written 9,631 1.0508CFD 2005Long 19/01/ Written 12,239 1.0599CFD 2005Long 03/02/ Written 16,909 1.0499CFD 2005Long 08/02/ Written 50,461 1.0418CFD 2005Long 10/02/ Written 28,513 1.0599CFD 2005Long 11/02/ Written 32,402 1.0485CFD 2005Long 18/02/ Written 5,918 1.0174CFD 2005Short 23/02/ Written 44,788 0.9869CFD 2005Short 25/02/ Written 47,719 0.9888CFD 2005Short 28/02/ Written 19,699 0.9701CFD 2005Short 01/03/ Written 25,218 0.9828CFD 2005Long 03/03/ Written 39,535 1.0149CFD 2005Long 04/03/ Written 27,267 1.0217CFD 2005Long 07/03/ Written 9,895 1.0174CFD 2005Long 08/03/ Written 94,671 1.0503CFD 2005Long 10/03/ Written 69,180 1.0661CFD 2005Short 14/03/ Written 62,415 1.0569CFD 2005Long 16/03/ Written 336,303 1.0413CFD 2005Short 16/03/ Written 80,626 1.0499CFD 2005Short 16/03/ Entered into 336,303 1.0413CFD 2005Short 21/03/ Written 8,863 1.0401CFD 2005Long 22/03/ Written 4,221 1.0274CFD 2005Short 22/03/ Written 5,161 1.0226CFD 2005Long 23/03/ Written 2,628 1.0249CFD 2005Short 31/03/ Written 68,026 1.0190CFD 2005Short 04/04/ Written 7,663 1.0061CFD 2005Short 06/04/ Written 23,492 1.0139CFD 2005Short 07/04/ Written 16,763 1.0125CFD 2005Short 12/04/ Written 43,899 1.0052CFD 2005Short 13/04/ Written 87,842 1.0008CFD 2005Long 14/04/ Written 6,384 1.0074CFD 2005Short 14/04/ Written 315,606 1.0069CFD 2005Long 14/04/ Entered into 315,606 1.0064CFD 2005Long 15/04/ Written 12,984 0.9875CFD 2005Short 15/04/ Written 9,668 0.9862CFD 2005Long 20/04/ Written 42,700 0.9899CFD 2005Long 21/04/ Written 6,633 0.9949CFD 2005Short 22/04/ Written 60,000 0.9976CFD 2005Short 27/04/ Written 157,132 0.9530CFD 2005Short 27/04/ Written 20,697 0.9455CFD 2005Long 27/04/ Entered into 20,697 0.9450CFD 2005Short 28/04/ Written 34,186 0.9511CFD 2005Long 29/04/ Written 54,156 0.9567CFD 2005Short 29/04/ Written 25,279 0.9505CFD 2005Long 05/05/ Written 3,343 0.9849CFD 2005Short 05/05/ Written 34,164 0.9748CFD 2005Short 06/05/ Written 199,074 0.9648CFD 2005Short 11/05/ Written 170,720 0.9285CFD 2005Short 12/05/ Written 137,208 0.9520CFD 2005Short 13/05/ Written 285,409 0.9375CFD 2005Short 13/05/ Written 18,939 0.9423CFD 2005Long 13/05/ Entered into 52,199 0.9375CFD 2005Long 13/05/ Entered into 285,409 0.9375CFD 2005Short 16/05/ Written 33,343 0.9494CFD 2005Long 18/05/ Written 22,658 0.9769CFD 2005Long 20/05/ Written 110,303 0.9906CFD 2005Short 20/05/ Written 3,057 0.9876CFD 2005Long 23/05/ Written 11,993 0.9785CFD 2005Long 26/05/ Written 2,891 0.9999CFD 2005Long 31/05/ Written 77,337 0.9827CFD 2005Long 03/06/ Written 69,067 0.9805CFD 2005Long 06/06/ Written 57,462 0.9726CFD 2005Long 08/06/ Written 20,000 0.9849CFD 2005Long 09/06/ Written 9,676 0.9823CFD 2005Long 14/06/ Written 4,294 0.9874CFD 2005Long 21/06/ Written 26,371 0.9735CFD 2005Long 24/06/ Written 3,199 0.9749CFD 2005Long 27/06/ Written 3,090 0.9674CFD 2005Long 28/06/ Written 17,675 0.9803CFD 2005Long 29/06/ Written 12,004 0.9899CFD 2005Long 30/06/ Written 125,126 0.9922CFD 2005Short 30/06/ Written 50,000 0.9935CFD 2005Short 04/07/ Written 36,318 0.9950CFD 2005Long 11/07/ Written 26,688 1.0110CFD 2005Short 12/07/ Written 21,603 0.9987CFD 2005Long 13/07/ Entered into 16,099 1.0000CFD 2005Long 14/07/ Written 44,003 1.0117CFD 2005Long 18/07/ Written 10,000 1.0124CFD 2005Long 19/07/ Written 6,331 0.9874CFD 2005Long 20/07/ Written 29,935 0.9841CFD 2005Long 21/07/ Written 7,317 0.9899CFD 2005Long 22/07/ Written 66,021 0.9880CFD 2005Long 25/07/ Written 18,594 0.9829CFD 2005Long 26/07/ Written 125,864 0.9868CFD 2005Long 28/07/ Written 3,217 0.9924CFD 2005Short 29/07/ Written 31,943 0.9921CFD 2005Long 02/08/ Written 103,167 1.0036CFD 2005Short 02/08/ Written 60,000 0.9825CFD 2005Long 03/08/ Written 50,000 1.1089CFD 2005Long 03/08/ Written 1,096,833 1.0366CFD 2005Short 03/08/ Written 100,000 1.0505CFD 2005Long 04/08/ Written 20,000 1.0899CFD 2005Long 04/08/ Written 101,801 1.1097CFD 2005Long 05/08/ Written 100,000 1.2604CFD 2005Long 05/08/ Written 50,000 1.2475CFD 2005Long 05/08/ Written 50,000 1.2494CFD 2005Short 08/08/ Written 45,060 1.2183CFD 2005Short 08/08/ Written 207,497 1.2022CFD 2005Short 09/08/ Written 935,650 1.1948CFD 2005Short 09/08/ Written 91,853 1.1944CFD 2005Long 10/08/ Written 4,026 1.1999CFD 2005Short 10/08/ Written 16,853 1.1976CFD 2005Long 12/08/ Written 90,813 1.1925CFD 2005Long 15/08/ Written 193,976 1.1728CFD 2005Short 15/08/ Entered into 44,488 1.1734CFD 2005Short 15/08/ Entered into 193,976 1.1734CFD 2005Long 18/08/ Written 26,889 1.1735CFD 2005Long 19/08/ Written 13,525 1.1637CFD 2005Short 24/08/ Written 18,680 1.1346CFD 2005Long 25/08/ Written 9,736 1.1373CFD 2005Long 26/08/ Written 30,641 1.1604CFD 2005Short 30/08/ Written 30,617 1.1481CFD 2005Long 31/08/ Written 6,806 1.1543CFD 2005Long 02/09/ Written 15,358 1.1641CFD 2005Short 02/09/ Entered into 3,926 1.1647CFD 2005Short 02/09/ Entered into 15,358 1.1647CFD 2005Long 05/09/ Written 8,872 1.1819CFD 2005Short 05/09/ Entered into 2,269 1.1825CFD 2005Short 05/09/ Entered into 8,872 1.1825CFD 2005Long 06/09/ Written 13,429 1.1969CFD 2005Short 06/09/ Entered into 3,519 1.1975CFD 2005Short 06/09/ Entered into 13,429 1.1975CFD 2005Long 07/09/ Written 2,340 1.1949CFD 2005Short 09/09/ Written 3,786 1.2001CFD 2005Short 09/09/ Written 150,000 1.2151CFD 2005Long 12/09/ Written 45,369 1.1923CFD 2005Short 12/09/ Entered into 11,892 1.1929CFD 2005Short 12/09/ Entered into 45,369 1.1929CFD 2005Short 13/09/ Written 4,830 1.1901CFD 2005Long 20/09/ Written 8,405 1.1879CFD 2005Short 20/09/ Entered into 2,204 1.1884CFD 2005Short 20/09/ Entered into 8,405 1.1884CFD 2005Long 21/09/ Written 200,000 1.4486CFD 2005Long 21/09/ Written 500,000 1.4136CFD 2005Long 21/09/ Written 150,000 1.4205CFD 2005Long 21/09/ Written 245,322 2.1000 (USD)CFD 2005Short 21/09/ Written 100,000 1.4128CFD 2005Short 22/09/ Written 700,000 1.4167CFD 2005Short 22/09/ Written 245,000 1.4239CFD 2005Long 23/09/ Written 3,878 1.3975CFD 2005Long 23/09/ Written 10,000 1.4147CFD 2005Short 23/09/ Written 60,000 1.3945CFD 2005Short 23/09/ Written 20,000 1.3902CFD 2005Long 26/09/ Written 35,000 1.3979CFD 2005Short 27/09/ Written 120,000 1.3735CFD 2005Short 27/09/ Written 10,000 1.3802CFD 2005Long 30/09/ Written 10,000 1.4086CFD 2005Long 04/10/ Written 25,000 1.4186CFD 2005Short 04/10/ Written 17,778 1.4257CFD 2005Short 04/10/ Written 38,049 1.4501CFD 2005Short 04/10/ Written 50,000 1.4378CFD 2005Long 05/10/ Written 5,307 1.4375CFD 2005Long 06/10/ Written 17,778 1.4325CFD 2005Long 06/10/ Written 20,900 1.4325CFD 2005Short 06/10/ Written 20,000 1.4375CFD 2005Long 07/10/ Written 96,042 1.4304CFD 2005Long 10/10/ Written 48,770 1.4245CFD 2005Long 10/10/ Written 3,430 1.4250CFD 2005Short 11/10/ Written 25,000 1.4014CFD 2005Short 11/10/ Written 25,000 1.3914CFD 2005Long 12/10/ Written 5,600 1.3900CFD 2005Long 13/10/ Written 10,000 1.3850CFD 2005Long 13/10/ Written 50,000 1.3523CFD 2005Short 13/10/ Written 48,801 1.3596CFD 2005Short 13/10/ Written 80,000 1.3620CFD 2005Long 14/10/ Written 10,000 1.3500CFD 2005Short 14/10/ Written 102,570 1.3226CFD 2005Short 14/10/ Written 3,430 1.3125CFD 2005Short 14/10/ Written 280,000 1.3083CFD 2005Short 14/10/ Written 25,000 1.3514CFD 2005Short 14/10/ Written 25,000 1.3038CFD 2005Short 17/10/ Written 462,760 1.2728CFD 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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