Rule 8.3 - CONNAUGHT

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              CONNAUGHT
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.02
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               10 August 2009


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       3,255,399     2.48%        358,813     0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives      344,152     0.26%      3,220,792     2.46%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              3,599,551     2.75%      3,579,605     2.73%

(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      3,982                3.9150
Purchase      1,933                3.9054
Purchase      1,749                3.8908
Purchase      476                  3.8760
Purchase      395                  3.9000
Purchase      340                  3.8760
Purchase      269                  3.9126
Purchase      20                   3.8825
Sale          6,431                3.9277
Sale          2,516                3.9152
Sale          1,120                3.9281
Sale          944                  3.9495
Sale          400                  3.9234
Sale          395                  3.9590
Sale          37                   3.9573
(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          10493         3.8977
CFD            Long          400           3.9234
CFD            Long          6431          3.9277
CFD            Long          1120          3.928
CFD            Long          944           3.9494
CFD            Long          37            3.9572
CFD            Long          395           3.959
CFD            Long          189           3.9602
CFD            Short         816           3.876
CFD            Short         20            3.8825
CFD            Short         1749          3.8908
CFD            Short         10703         3.8965
CFD            Short         4803          3.9001
CFD            Short         1933          3.9054
CFD            Short         2227          3.9111
CFD            Short         269           3.9126
(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                         11 August 2009
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
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