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ABSA Group Limited - Barclays Bank Plc - Form SRP 1
ABSA Group Limited
LODGE WITH THE PANEL, AND THE STOCK EXCHANGE in the case of a listed company.
Use a separate form for each class of securities in which dealings have
occurred.
Date of disclosure 13 February 2007
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 7.1 OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION PANEL CODE OF TAKE-OVERS
AND MERGERS
Date of dealing 8 February 2007
Dealing in EDGARS CONSOLIDATED STORES (Registration number: 1946/022751/06)
(Name of Company and Registration Number)
(1) Class of securities (e.g. ordinary shares) ORDINARY SHARES
(2) Number bought Number sold Price per unit
4,230 44.40 cents
(see attached spreadsheet for details of trades)
(3) Resultant total of the same class acquired by Barclays Bank PLC through on-
market purchases on 8 February 2007, pursuant to Barclays Global Fund Advisors
investment mandate.
6,583,696
(and percentage of class) 1.22%
Party making disclosure BARCLAYS BANK PLC
(5) EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1)
OR (b) If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund management
organization
Barclays Global Fund Advisors
Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in 5 (a) or (b) above
Also print name of signatory Darrell King
Telephone and extension number +44 207 116 2654
Note 1
Specify owner, not nominee company. If relevant, also identify controller of
owner, e.g. where an owner normally acts on instructions of a controller.
Note 2
Disclosure might be made for more than one reason. If so, state all reasons.
Note 3
Specify which offeror if there is more than one.
Note 4
When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree company or with an
associate of any offeror or of the offeree company in relation to relevant
securities of such arrangement must be disclosed.
For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 7 of the Code. If in
doubt, contact the Securities Regulation Panel.
Date: 14/02/2007 16:17:01 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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