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              GYRUS GROUP
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.01
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               26 November 2007

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      3,093,964       2.09%          53,168    0.04%
securities    
(2) Derivatives   1,055,701       0.71%       1,240,268    0.84%
(other than  
options)
(3) Options and           0       0.00%               0    0.00%                 
agreements to
purchase/sell    
Total             4,149,665       2.80%       1,293,436    0.87%


(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      4,457                5.9700
Purchase      3,030                6.0265
Purchase      519                  5.9960
Purchase      5,165                5.9896
Purchase      1,433                6.0024
Purchase      4,012                5.9993
Purchase      1,433                6.0024
Purchase      519                  5.9960
Purchase      5,438                5.9683
Sale          6,300                5.9700
Sale          1,213                5.9994
Sale          519                  5.9960
Sale          7,384                5.9815
Sale          2,991                6.0061
Sale          1,433                6.0024
Sale          3,741                5.9693

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         3311          5.9694
CFD            Short         5165          5.9896
CFD            Short         519           5.9959
CFD            Short         4012          5.9992
CFD            Short         1433          6.0024
CFD            Short         3030          6.0264
CFD            Long          3741          5.9692
CFD            Long          85473         5.9763
CFD            Long          7384          5.9815
CFD            Long          1213          5.9993
CFD            Long          2991          6.0061

(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                         27 November 2007
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
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