Form 8.3 - COLFAX CORPORATION

Released: 11/01/2012

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:

10 Jan 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: 186,531 0.43% 505,286 1.16%
(2) Derivatives (other than
options): 343,047 0.79% 0 0.00%
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
(4) TOTAL:
529,578 1.21% 505,286 1.16%

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

(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant Purchase/sale Number of Price per unit
security securities
ORD Purchase 4 30.9500 USD
ORD Purchase 8 31.8200 USD
ORD Purchase 100 30.6200 USD
ORD Purchase 100 30.6600 USD
ORD Purchase 100 31.4700 USD
ORD Purchase 100 32.0400 USD
ORD Purchase 200 30.6300 USD
ORD Purchase 200 30.7700 USD
ORD Purchase 200 30.9225 USD
ORD Purchase 200 31.3250 USD
ORD Purchase 200 31.3400 USD
ORD Purchase 200 31.9560 USD
ORD Purchase 300 31.2833 USD
ORD Purchase 300 31.9466 USD
ORD Purchase 400 31.6000 USD
ORD Purchase 400 31.8602 USD
ORD Purchase 500 31.8972 USD
ORD Purchase 500 31.9498 USD
ORD Purchase 600 31.7533 USD
ORD Purchase 600 31.9000 USD
ORD Purchase 700 31.9892 USD
ORD Purchase 900 31.8781 USD
ORD Purchase 900 31.9822 USD
ORD Purchase 1,100 31.2263 USD
ORD Purchase 1,100 31.7100 USD
ORD Purchase 1,300 31.8703 USD
ORD Purchase 1,300 32.0000 USD
ORD Purchase 1,400 31.5200 USD
ORD Purchase 1,500 30.8680 USD
ORD Purchase 1,800 30.8605 USD
ORD Purchase 2,100 31.2623 USD
ORD Purchase 2,200 31.2436 USD
ORD Purchase 3,400 31.7239 USD
ORD Purchase 3,900 30.8784 USD
ORD Purchase 3,900 31.9052 USD
ORD Purchase 7,000 31.8941 USD
ORD Purchase 17,470 31.6105 USD
ORD Purchase 39,548 30.4500 USD
ORD Purchase 43,471 31.5140 USD
ORD Sale 100 30.6200 USD
ORD Sale 100 31.2900 USD
ORD Sale 100 31.8800 USD
ORD Sale 100 31.8900 USD
ORD Sale 200 30.6300 USD
ORD Sale 200 30.8100 USD
ORD Sale 200 30.9225 USD
ORD Sale 200 31.9560 USD
ORD Sale 300 31.2833 USD
ORD Sale 300 31.8633 USD
ORD Sale 300 31.9433 USD
ORD Sale 300 31.9466 USD
ORD Sale 400 31.8602 USD
ORD Sale 500 31.8972 USD
ORD Sale 500 31.9498 USD
ORD Sale 600 31.7533 USD
ORD Sale 600 31.9000 USD
ORD Sale 600 32.0066 USD
ORD Sale 700 31.9892 USD
ORD Sale 900 31.8715 USD
ORD Sale 900 31.8781 USD
ORD Sale 900 31.9822 USD
ORD Sale 1,000 31.9100 USD
ORD Sale 1,600 31.2681 USD
ORD Sale 2,215 32.0097 USD
ORD Sale 2,253 32.0011 USD
ORD Sale 2,407 32.0000 USD
ORD Sale 3,100 31.5280 USD
ORD Sale 3,200 31.7316 USD
ORD Sale 3,900 31.9052 USD
ORD Sale 4,700 32.0002 USD
ORD Sale 4,800 31.7289 USD
ORD Sale 5,200 31.5721 USD
ORD Sale 5,770 31.5687 USD
ORD Sale 6,000 31.0128 USD
ORD Sale 6,000 32.0087 USD
ORD Sale 7,000 31.8941 USD
ORD Sale 12,525 32.0009 USD
ORD Sale 20,600 32.0017 USD
ORD Sale 39,622 30.4500 USD
ORD Sale 43,319 31.5340 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? NO
Date of disclosure:

11 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.

Copyright Business Wire 2012

distribué par

Ce noodl a été diffusé par Barclays plc et initialement mise en ligne sur le site http://group.barclays.com. La version originale est disponible ici.

Ce noodl a été distribué par noodls dans son format d'origine et sans modification sur 2012-01-11 16:54:07 PM et restera accessible depuis ce lien permanent.

Cette annonce est protégée par les règles du droit d'auteur et toute autre loi applicable, et son propriétaire est seul responsable de sa véracité et de son originalité.