Rule 8 - RONSON
June 30 2003 - 12:17PM
UK Regulatory
Form 8.1/8.3
Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack, if appropriate, and the Takeover Panel.
Use separate form for each class of securities in which dealings have
been made.
Date of Disclosure 30 June 2003
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) and 8.3 OF THE CITY CODE ON
TAKEOVERS AND MERGER
Date of Dealing 27 June 2003
Dealing in RONSON
(1)Class of security (eg ordinary shares) ORD GBP0.0001
(2)Amount bought Amount sold Price per unit
0 2,562,500 0.0013
(3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled
9,600,000
(and percentage of class)
(0.89%)
(4) Party making disclosure Barclays PLC
(5) EITHER (a) Name of vendor (Note 1) RICHARD BRAININ
(b) If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund
management organisation
(6) Reason for disclosure (Note 2)
(a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3) NO
(ii) offeree NO
Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)
(b) Rule 8.3 (i.e disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or
more of the class of relevant securities dealt in)
YES
Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above
..................................................................
(Also print name of signatory)
Geoff Smith
Telephone and extension number
0207 699 2305