Form 8.3 - Colfax Corporation Plc

Released: 03/01/2012

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 Barclays PLC.
are being disclosed:
(b) Owner or controller of interest and short
positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose COLFAX CORPORATION
relevant securities this form relates:
(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: 30 December 2011
(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are YES:
they today disclosing, under the Code in respect CHARTER INTERNATIONAL PLC
of any other party to this offer?

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: 154,827 0.35% 515,571 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:
596,207 1.36% 648,904 1.49%

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 38 28.3300 USD
ORD Purchase 100 28.2600 USD
ORD Purchase 100 28.4200 USD
ORD Purchase 100 28.4460 USD
ORD Purchase 100 28.4900 USD
ORD Purchase 100 28.5600 USD
ORD Purchase 100 28.6700 USD
ORD Purchase 100 28.8000 USD
ORD Purchase 200 28.2450 USD
ORD Purchase 300 28.3600 USD
ORD Purchase 300 28.6133 USD
ORD Purchase 400 28.6200 USD
ORD Purchase 400 28.6250 USD
ORD Purchase 498 28.5922 USD
ORD Purchase 500 28.4760 USD
ORD Purchase 700 28.4628 USD
ORD Purchase 900 28.5111 USD
ORD Purchase 900 28.5166 USD
ORD Purchase 1,402 28.5528 USD
ORD Purchase 6,526 28.5459 USD
ORD Purchase 8,732 28.4938 USD
ORD Sale 1 28.5100 USD
ORD Sale 38 28.3300 USD
ORD Sale 100 28.2600 USD
ORD Sale 100 28.4900 USD
ORD Sale 100 28.6200 USD
ORD Sale 104 28.4819 USD
ORD Sale 200 28.4460 USD
ORD Sale 332 28.4800 USD
ORD Sale 400 28.4400 USD
ORD Sale 400 28.6250 USD
ORD Sale 500 28.4680 USD
ORD Sale 800 28.6400 USD
ORD Sale 900 28.5111 USD
ORD Sale 1,200 28.5175 USD
ORD Sale 1,368 28.4877 USD
ORD Sale 1,400 28.4628 USD
ORD Sale 1,479 28.5298 USD
ORD Sale 1,500 28.5600 USD
ORD Sale 3,326 28.5615 USD
ORD Sale 3,600 28.5158 USD
ORD Sale 7,234 28.4846 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:

3 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.

143221.01

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 the person whose positions/dealings Barclays PLC.
are being disclosed:
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose COLFAX CORPORATION
relevant securities this from relates:

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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