Form 8.3 - COLFAX CORPORATION

Released: 04/01/2012

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Identity of the person whose positions/dealings are being disclosed: BARCLAYS PLC
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient

(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

COLFAX CORPORATION

(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:

3 January 2012

(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are they today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer?

YES:

CHARTER INTERNATIONAL PLC

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security: ORD
Interests Short Positions
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 154,380 0.35% 513,878 1.18%
(2) Derivatives (other than
options): 308,047 0.70% 0 0.00%
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell: 133,333 0.31% 133,333 0.31%
(4) TOTAL:
595,760 1.36% 647,211 1.48%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other executive options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security securities
ORD Purchase 49 28.2800 USD
ORD Purchase 100 28.2600 USD
ORD Purchase 100 28.2700 USD
ORD Purchase 100 28.3050 USD
ORD Purchase 100 28.3490 USD
ORD Purchase 100 28.4070 USD
ORD Purchase 100 28.6490 USD
ORD Purchase 100 28.7500 USD
ORD Purchase 100 28.7600 USD
ORD Purchase 100 28.8000 USD
ORD Purchase 100 28.9000 USD
ORD Purchase 149 28.4800 USD
ORD Purchase 174 28.7700 USD
ORD Purchase 200 28.3120 USD
ORD Purchase 200 28.3280 USD
ORD Purchase 200 28.3410 USD
ORD Purchase 200 28.7200 USD
ORD Purchase 200 28.8450 USD
ORD Purchase 268 28.3941 USD
ORD Purchase 300 28.2864 USD
ORD Purchase 300 28.3040 USD
ORD Purchase 300 28.3500 USD
ORD Purchase 300 28.8800 USD
ORD Purchase 400 28.2300 USD
ORD Purchase 400 28.3637 USD
ORD Purchase 400 28.4750 USD
ORD Purchase 500 28.1700 USD
ORD Purchase 500 28.2940 USD
ORD Purchase 500 28.4420 USD
ORD Purchase 500 28.4540 USD
ORD Purchase 600 28.8250 USD
ORD Purchase 650 28.5392 USD
ORD Purchase 800 28.2900 USD
ORD Purchase 1,000 28.2742 USD
ORD Purchase 1,032 28.3268 USD
ORD Purchase 1,100 28.3263 USD
ORD Purchase 1,266 28.3605 USD
ORD Purchase 1,500 28.4480 USD
ORD Purchase 1,800 28.3300 USD
ORD Purchase 2,000 28.2500 USD
ORD Purchase 2,286 28.3293 USD
ORD Purchase 2,855 28.7555 USD
ORD Purchase 14,905 28.5011 USD
ORD Sale 100 28.2400 USD
ORD Sale 100 28.2600 USD
ORD Sale 100 28.2700 USD
ORD Sale 100 28.3000 USD
ORD Sale 100 28.3050 USD
ORD Sale 100 28.3490 USD
ORD Sale 100 28.4070 USD
ORD Sale 100 28.7500 USD
ORD Sale 149 28.4800 USD
ORD Sale 164 28.2500 USD
ORD Sale 179 28.4668 USD
ORD Sale 200 28.2250 USD
ORD Sale 200 28.3120 USD
ORD Sale 200 28.3280 USD
ORD Sale 200 28.3410 USD
ORD Sale 200 28.7200 USD
ORD Sale 200 28.7850 USD
ORD Sale 200 28.8400 USD
ORD Sale 300 28.3006 USD
ORD Sale 300 28.3040 USD
ORD Sale 300 28.8100 USD
ORD Sale 355 28.7718 USD
ORD Sale 400 28.1700 USD
ORD Sale 400 28.2300 USD
ORD Sale 400 28.3638 USD
ORD Sale 400 28.6500 USD
ORD Sale 400 28.8250 USD
ORD Sale 500 28.4540 USD
ORD Sale 600 28.2566 USD
ORD Sale 600 28.2900 USD
ORD Sale 600 28.8800 USD
ORD Sale 800 28.4287 USD
ORD Sale 1,100 28.3263 USD
ORD Sale 1,100 28.5281 USD
ORD Sale 1,100 28.6726 USD
ORD Sale 1,800 28.7422 USD
ORD Sale 2,465 28.4226 USD
ORD Sale 7,686 28.2842 USD
ORD Sale 14,873 28.4991 USD

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Class of relevant security Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities Price per unit

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security Product description e.g. call option Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. Number of securities to which option relates Exercise price per unit Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercising

Class of relevant security Product description

e.g. call option

Number of securities Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details Price per unit (if applicable)

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

NONE

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

NONE

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

YES

Date of disclosure:

4 Jan 2012

Contact name: Geoff Smith
Telephone number: 020 7116 2913

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

Identity of person whose open positions are being disclosed:

Barclays PLC.

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:

COLFAX CORPORATION

2. OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

Class Product Writing, Number Exercise Type Expiry
of description purchasing, of price date
relevant selling, securities per unit
security varying etc to which
option
relates
ORD Put Options Written -133,333 12.6300 European 6 Jan 2012
ORD Call Options Purchased 133,333 15.7900 European 6 Jan 2012

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to contracts for differences ("CFDs") or spread bets.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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