Form 8.3 - COLFAX CORPORATION

Released: 13/01/2012

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:

12 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: 152,522 0.35% 482,062 1.10%
(2) Derivatives (other than
options): 374,447 0.86% 0 0.00%
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell: 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
(4) TOTAL:
526,969 1.21% 482,062 1.10%

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 100 31.3220 USD
ORD Purchase 100 31.6550 USD
ORD Purchase 100 31.8700 USD
ORD Purchase 100 32.2520 USD
ORD Purchase 100 32.5900 USD
ORD Purchase 179 31.5300 USD
ORD Purchase 200 31.5900 USD
ORD Purchase 200 31.6120 USD
ORD Purchase 200 31.6600 USD
ORD Purchase 200 31.7850 USD
ORD Purchase 200 31.8000 USD
ORD Purchase 200 31.9890 USD
ORD Purchase 200 32.0400 USD
ORD Purchase 300 31.7216 USD
ORD Purchase 300 31.7600 USD
ORD Purchase 300 31.8373 USD
ORD Purchase 356 31.2268 USD
ORD Purchase 397 31.3453 USD
ORD Purchase 402 31.6293 USD
ORD Purchase 500 31.2702 USD
ORD Purchase 500 31.3624 USD
ORD Purchase 500 31.3680 USD
ORD Purchase 500 31.3718 USD
ORD Purchase 500 31.5642 USD
ORD Purchase 500 31.7440 USD
ORD Purchase 600 31.2776 USD
ORD Purchase 600 31.4516 USD
ORD Purchase 600 31.5967 USD
ORD Purchase 700 31.2757 USD
ORD Purchase 700 31.9584 USD
ORD Purchase 800 31.2892 USD
ORD Purchase 800 31.2962 USD
ORD Purchase 898 31.6655 USD
ORD Purchase 900 31.4795 USD
ORD Purchase 1,000 32.6930 USD
ORD Purchase 1,076 31.5905 USD
ORD Purchase 1,100 31.3127 USD
ORD Purchase 1,200 31.3400 USD
ORD Purchase 1,200 31.4316 USD
ORD Purchase 1,200 31.4325 USD
ORD Purchase 1,200 31.7525 USD
ORD Purchase 1,200 31.9795 USD
ORD Purchase 1,400 31.4950 USD
ORD Purchase 1,600 31.3850 USD
ORD Purchase 1,800 31.2647 USD
ORD Purchase 1,800 31.3477 USD
ORD Purchase 2,100 31.3257 USD
ORD Purchase 2,100 31.6000 USD
ORD Purchase 2,241 31.3577 USD
ORD Purchase 2,400 31.8762 USD
ORD Purchase 2,703 31.3547 USD
ORD Purchase 2,824 31.5898 USD
ORD Purchase 3,200 31.6199 USD
ORD Purchase 3,300 31.2150 USD
ORD Purchase 3,700 31.6364 USD
ORD Purchase 3,900 31.1709 USD
ORD Purchase 3,900 31.7584 USD
ORD Purchase 4,200 31.6357 USD
ORD Purchase 5,473 31.4807 USD
ORD Purchase 11,000 31.7387 USD
ORD Purchase 12,144 31.2554 USD
ORD Purchase 13,777 32.1623 USD
ORD Purchase 15,900 32.7233 USD
ORD Purchase 25,000 31.3452 USD
ORD Purchase 41,540 32.1525 USD
ORD Purchase 69,000 32.9000 USD
ORD Sale 100 31.0900 USD
ORD Sale 100 31.3000 USD
ORD Sale 100 31.3220 USD
ORD Sale 100 31.4600 USD
ORD Sale 100 31.5500 USD
ORD Sale 100 31.6110 USD
ORD Sale 100 31.6400 USD
ORD Sale 100 31.8250 USD
ORD Sale 100 31.8700 USD
ORD Sale 100 32.6500 USD
ORD Sale 125 31.6320 USD
ORD Sale 200 31.0970 USD
ORD Sale 200 31.2730 USD
ORD Sale 200 31.4950 USD
ORD Sale 200 31.5100 USD
ORD Sale 200 31.5600 USD
ORD Sale 200 31.6000 USD
ORD Sale 200 31.7900 USD
ORD Sale 200 31.9890 USD
ORD Sale 200 32.0400 USD
ORD Sale 275 31.9936 USD
ORD Sale 300 31.2733 USD
ORD Sale 300 31.4200 USD
ORD Sale 300 31.8373 USD
ORD Sale 300 32.3773 USD
ORD Sale 301 31.4562 USD
ORD Sale 400 31.5200 USD
ORD Sale 400 31.5375 USD
ORD Sale 441 31.3753 USD
ORD Sale 500 32.1380 USD
ORD Sale 600 31.5733 USD
ORD Sale 600 31.5966 USD
ORD Sale 632 32.4647 USD
ORD Sale 696 31.4514 USD
ORD Sale 700 31.4971 USD
ORD Sale 700 31.9584 USD
ORD Sale 700 32.0035 USD
ORD Sale 800 31.5225 USD
ORD Sale 800 31.5812 USD
ORD Sale 800 31.7925 USD
ORD Sale 800 32.0925 USD
ORD Sale 859 32.0704 USD
ORD Sale 900 31.5922 USD
ORD Sale 1,000 31.3671 USD
ORD Sale 1,000 32.2200 USD
ORD Sale 1,100 31.4627 USD
ORD Sale 1,200 31.7500 USD
ORD Sale 1,400 31.3400 USD
ORD Sale 1,404 31.5174 USD
ORD Sale 1,564 31.6323 USD
ORD Sale 1,600 31.3850 USD
ORD Sale 1,700 31.4588 USD
ORD Sale 1,700 31.7923 USD
ORD Sale 1,800 31.9366 USD
ORD Sale 2,579 31.7344 USD
ORD Sale 2,900 31.4060 USD
ORD Sale 2,965 32.2497 USD
ORD Sale 3,199 31.5706 USD
ORD Sale 3,200 31.6050 USD
ORD Sale 3,200 31.7295 USD
ORD Sale 3,200 31.7353 USD
ORD Sale 3,700 31.7827 USD
ORD Sale 3,800 31.5769 USD
ORD Sale 4,200 31.2716 USD
ORD Sale 4,900 31.9028 USD
ORD Sale 5,000 31.6699 USD
ORD Sale 5,401 32.6290 USD
ORD Sale 5,486 31.4542 USD
ORD Sale 6,900 31.6288 USD
ORD Sale 7,200 32.9502 USD
ORD Sale 7,918 32.3343 USD
ORD Sale 10,800 31.2292 USD
ORD Sale 11,700 31.4577 USD
ORD Sale 16,600 32.6622 USD
ORD Sale 22,903 32.2574 USD
ORD Sale 25,000 31.3452 USD
ORD Sale 32,573 31.3205 USD
ORD Sale 37,303 32.0723 USD
ORD Sale 38,160 32.9000 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:

13 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.

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