Rule 8.1 - SOMERFIELD PLC

FORM 8.1 DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) Name of purchaser/vendor * BARCLAYS PLC Company dealt in SOMERFIELD PLC Relevant security dealt in ORD GBP 0.10 Name of offeree/offeror with APAX Partners Worldwide LLP, Barclays Capital and Tchenguiz which associated Family Trust Specify category and nature of associate status # Date of dealing 03 AUGUST 2005 DEALINGS † Amount bought Price per unit (currency must be stated) Amount sold Price per unit (currency must be stated) 64,000 2.0188 Resultant total amount and percentage of the same relevant security owned or controlled 64,982,437 (11.86%) IS A SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (DERIVATIVE)/FORM 8 (OPTION) ATTACHED? YES Date of disclosure 04 AUGUST 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 "associate" 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 its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. This transaction has taken place as a consequence of the closing out of pre-existing swaps at the request of clients. The Panel Executive has informed Barclays PLC on an ex parte basis that such transactions are permitted and have no Code consequences. 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 will realise disclosed on this form 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. Equity Swaps : an equity swap is a product where an agreement between two counterparties sees one party receive the return on an asset from the other party and makes a payment to the other party based on a fixed or floating rate of interest. The return can be either the price return or the total return (i.e. including dividends). Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person 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. WRITING/ENTERING INTO A DERIVATIVE Product name Transaction Writing/ Number of Reference price Maturity date eg long CFD date entering into securities (currency (indicate as to which the must be stated) applicable) derivative is referenced CLOSING OUT A DERIVATIVE Product name Transaction Number of Reference price Closing out price eg long CFD date securities (currency (currency must be to which the must be stated) stated) derivative is referenced Swap 03/08/2005 64,000 2.0188 GBP 2.0188 GBP DETAILS OF OPEN DERIVATIVES (excluding any transaction set out above) Product name Transaction Written/ Number of Reference price Maturity date eg long CFD date entered into securities (currency (indicate as to which the must be stated) applicable) derivative is referenced Short CFD 17/09/2004 Written 80,185 1.3602 GBP Short CFD 20/09/2004 Written 27,700 1.3525 GBP Short CFD 20/09/2004 Written 5,707 1.3500 GBP Short CFD 21/09/2004 Written 55,157 1.3436 GBP Short CFD 22/09/2004 Written 36,067 1.3497 GBP Short CFD 22/09/2004 Written 314 1.3500 GBP Short CFD 24/09/2004 Written 15,000 1.3141 GBP Short CFD 27/09/2004 Written 61,676 1.3220 GBP Short CFD 28/09/2004 Written 46,688 1.2889 GBP Short CFD 29/09/2004 Written 66,940 1.2909 GBP Short CFD 30/09/2004 Written 46,775 1.2676 GBP Long CFD 01/10/2004 Written 21,095 1.2628 GBP Short CFD 01/10/2004 Written 20,157 1.2727 GBP Long CFD 04/10/2004 Written 23,316 1.3012 GBP Short CFD 04/10/2004 Written 1,500 1.2625 GBP Long CFD 05/10/2004 Written 18,300 1.3214 GBP Long CFD 06/10/2004 Written 15,914 1.3475 GBP Long CFD 07/10/2004 Written 6,381 1.3450 GBP Short CFD 07/10/2004 Written 29,405 1.3475 GBP Short CFD 08/10/2004 Written 4,100 1.3375 GBP Long CFD 11/10/2004 Written 10,000 1.3575 GBP Short CFD 11/10/2004 Written 4,300 1.3450 GBP Long CFD 13/10/2004 Written 7,860 1.3625 GBP Long CFD 15/10/2004 Written 17,863 1.3037 GBP Long CFD 19/10/2004 Written 14,648 1.3305 GBP Short CFD 19/10/2004 Written 23,082 1.3050 GBP Short CFD 20/10/2004 Written 6,200 1.3250 GBP Short CFD 21/10/2004 Written 24,704 1.3395 GBP Short CFD 22/10/2004 Written 900 1.3300 GBP Long CFD 25/10/2004 Written 58,240 1.3167 GBP Short CFD 25/10/2004 Written 5,644 1.3225 GBP Short CFD 26/10/2004 Written 28,561 1.3167 GBP Short CFD 27/10/2004 Written 10,000 1.3300 GBP Short CFD 28/10/2004 Written 25,353 1.3627 GBP Short CFD 29/10/2004 Written 9,300 1.3375 GBP Long CFD 03/11/2004 Written 38,674 1.3375 GBP Long CFD 10/11/2004 Written 12,689 1.3975 GBP Short CFD 10/11/2004 Written 52,629 1.3795 GBP Long CFD 12/11/2004 Written 97,006 1.4467 GBP Short CFD 12/11/2004 Written 10,000 1.4450 GBP Short CFD 15/11/2004 Written 41,246 1.4305 GBP Short CFD 16/11/2004 Written 12,400 1.4375 GBP Short CFD 17/11/2004 Written 10,000 1.4425 GBP Short CFD 17/11/2004 Written 60,221 1.4378 GBP Short CFD 18/11/2004 Written 12,300 1.4243 GBP Short CFD 19/11/2004 Written 13,455 1.4508 GBP Short CFD 23/11/2004 Written 9,292 1.4600 GBP Short CFD 23/11/2004 Written 108,353 1.4559 GBP Short CFD 29/11/2004 Written 10,000 1.5225 GBP Short CFD 29/11/2004 Written 2,349 1.4956 GBP Long CFD 30/11/2004 Written 7,632 1.5297 GBP Short CFD 01/12/2004 Written 9,555 1.5350 GBP Short CFD 01/12/2004 Written 3,711 1.5306 GBP Short CFD 03/12/2004 Written 71,777 1.5461 GBP Long CFD 06/12/2004 Written 21,883 1.5411 GBP Long CFD 07/12/2004 Written 92,498 1.5554 GBP Short CFD 07/12/2004 Written 2,764 1.5462 GBP Long CFD 08/12/2004 Written 28,117 1.5675 GBP Short CFD 08/12/2004 Written 6,818 1.5505 GBP Long CFD 09/12/2004 Written 3,500 1.5670 GBP Long CFD 10/12/2004 Written 11,000 1.5525 GBP Short CFD 13/12/2004 Written 15,700 1.5612 GBP Short CFD 14/12/2004 Written 26,958 1.5444 GBP Long CFD 16/12/2004 Written 7,700 1.5675 GBP Long CFD 17/12/2004 Written 62,561 1.6111 GBP Long CFD 22/12/2004 Written 12,600 1.5786 GBP Long CFD 29/12/2004 Written 11,998 1.5725 GBP Long CFD 29/12/2004 Written 5,385 1.5773 GBP Long CFD 30/12/2004 Written 458 1.5725 GBP Long CFD 04/01/2005 Written 30,885 1.5889 GBP Short CFD 04/01/2005 Written 10,000 1.5875 GBP Long CFD 05/01/2005 Written 74,235 1.5861 GBP Long CFD 05/01/2005 Written 9,889 1.5859 GBP Short CFD 05/01/2005 Written 14,300 1.5904 GBP Long CFD 06/01/2005 Written 29,604 1.5730 GBP Short CFD 07/01/2005 Written 1,813 1.5501 GBP Long CFD 10/01/2005 Written 23,204 1.5461 GBP Long CFD 11/01/2005 Written 14,913 1.5325 GBP Long CFD 12/01/2005 Written 14,173 1.5315 GBP Long CFD 13/01/2005 Written 18,913 1.5661 GBP Long CFD 14/01/2005 Written 16,185 1.5529 GBP Short CFD 14/01/2005 Written 17,575 1.5519 GBP Short CFD 14/01/2005 Written 25,786 1.5572 GBP Long CFD 18/01/2005 Written 12,035 1.5375 GBP Long CFD 18/01/2005 Written 21,572 1.5375 GBP Long CFD 19/01/2005 Written 54,482 1.4993 GBP Long CFD 19/01/2005 Written 14,900 1.5050 GBP Short CFD 19/01/2005 Written 10,000 1.5075 GBP Long CFD 20/01/2005 Written 29,960 1.5164 GBP Long CFD 21/01/2005 Written 48,358 1.5262 GBP Long CFD 21/01/2005 Written 3,975 1.5300 GBP Long CFD 24/01/2005 Written 44,846 1.5166 GBP Long CFD 26/01/2005 Written 44,380 1.5035 GBP Long CFD 27/01/2005 Written 6,270 1.5250 GBP Short CFD 31/01/2005 Written 53,480 1.5560 GBP Long CFD 03/02/2005 Written 6,746 1.5450 GBP Short CFD 04/02/2005 Written 135,357 1.5808 GBP Short CFD 04/02/2005 Written 127,198 1.5990 GBP Long CFD 07/02/2005 Written 700 1.6225 GBP Long CFD 07/02/2005 Written 25,926 1.6179 GBP Long CFD 08/02/2005 Written 2,758 1.6123 GBP Long CFD 09/02/2005 Written 153,030 1.8109 GBP Short CFD 09/02/2005 Written 42,881 1.8414 GBP Short CFD 09/02/2005 Written 83,315 1.8334 GBP Long CFD 10/02/2005 Written 21654 1.8475 GBP Long CFD 10/02/2005 Written 17,000 1.8475 GBP Short CFD 10/02/2005 Written 40584 1.8475 GBP Short CFD 10/02/2005 Written 56,064 1.8587 GBP Long CFD 11/02/2005 Written 2,454 1.8700 GBP Short CFD 11/02/2005 Written 18,120 1.8750 GBP Short CFD 11/02/2005 Written 32,755 1.8762 GBP Short Swap 11/02/2005 Entered Into 496,859 1.8800 GBP 11/03/2006 Long Swap 11/02/2005 Entered Into 300,000 1.8800 GBP 11/03/2006 Short Swap 11/02/2005 Entered Into 2,427,926 1.8800 GBP 11/03/2006 Long CFD 14/02/2005 Written 22,860 1.8525 GBP Long CFD 15/02/2005 Written 9,500 1.8675 GBP Short CFD 15/02/2005 Written 12,930 1.8700 GBP Short CFD 15/02/2005 Written 22,214 1.8725 GBP Long CFD 16/02/2005 Written 51,123 1.8675 GBP Long CFD 16/02/2005 Written 33 1.8675 GBP Short CFD 16/02/2005 Written 15,522 1.8725 GBP Short CFD 16/02/2005 Written 51,471 1.8725 GBP Short Swap 17/02/2005 Entered Into 46,250 1.86275 GBP 11/03/2006 Short Swap 17/02/2005 Entered Into 3,750 1.86275 GBP 11/03/2006 Short CFD 18/02/2005 Written 10,000 1.8675 GBP Short CFD 18/02/2005 Written 65,522 1.8657 GBP Long CFD 21/02/2005 Written 23,404 1.8600 GBP Long CFD 22/02/2005 Written 82,023 1.8806 GBP Long CFD 23/02/2005 Written 83,313 1.8872 GBP Short CFD 23/02/2005 Written 42,358 1.8825 GBP Short CFD 24/02/2005 Written 50,000 1.8750 GBP Short CFD 24/02/2005 Written 41,262 1.8895 GBP Short CFD 25/02/2005 Written 37,258 1.8646 GBP Short CFD 25/02/2005 Written 48,241 1.8609 GBP Short CFD 28/02/2005 Written 10,000 1.8675 GBP Long CFD 01/03/2005 Written 1,700 1.8900 GBP Long CFD 01/03/2005 Written 18,700 1.8775 GBP Short CFD 03/03/2005 Written 34,964 1.8564 GBP Short CFD 03/03/2005 Written 1,036 1.8600 GBP Long CFD 07/03/2005 Written 35,378 1.8762 GBP Long CFD 10/03/2005 Written 27453 1.8775 GBP Short CFD 11/03/2005 Written 85,085 1.8846 GBP Short CFD 11/03/2005 Written 27,771 1.8821 GBP Short CFD 14/03/2005 Written 15,841 1.8950 GBP Long CFD 16/03/2005 Written 14,914 1.8965 GBP Short CFD 16/03/2005 Written 10,000 1.9025 GBP Long CFD 17/03/2005 Written 42,491 1.8800 GBP Long CFD 21/03/2005 Written 23,840 1.8975 GBP Long CFD 22/03/2005 Written 10,000 1.9675 GBP Short CFD 22/03/2005 Written 76,631 1.9821 GBP Long Swap 22/03/2005 Entered Into 160,000 1.8800 GBP 11/03/2006 Long CFD 23/05/2005 Written 42,998 1.9250 GBP Long CFD 24/05/2005 Written 19,915 2.0225 GBP Short CFD 24/05/2005 Written 321,352 2.0450 GBP Long CFD 29/03/2005 Written 26,700 2.0675 GBP Long CFD 29/03/2005 Written 12,000 2.0675 GBP Short CFD 29/03/2005 Written 145,818 2.0676 GBP Long Swap 29/03/2005 Entered Into 7,987 1.8800 GBP 11/03/2006 Long Swap 29/03/2005 Entered Into 99,013 1.8800 GBP 11/03/2006 Long CFD 30/03/2005 Written 7,000 2.0750 GBP Short CFD 30/03/2005 Written 79,936 2.0833 GBP Short CFD 31/03/2005 Written 101,334 2.1071 GBP Short CFD 01/04/2005 Written 127,969 2.1227 GBP Long CFD 07/04/2005 Written 102,103 2.1404 GBP Long CFD 08/04/2005 Written 85,859 2.1304 GBP Long CFD 11/04/2005 Written 38,450 2.1351 GBP Long CFD 12/04/2005 Written 34,500 2.0775 GBP Short CFD 12/04/2005 Written 6,300 2.1525 GBP Long Swap 14/06/2005 Entered Into 64,000 1.9734 GBP Long Swap 01/07/2005 Entered Into 128,000 1.9493 GBP

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