Form 8.3 - COLFAX CORPORATION

Released: 12/01/2012

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:

11 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: 149,927 0.34% 430,593 0.99%
(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:
492,974 1.13% 430,593 0.99%

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 14 31.9100 USD
ORD Purchase 77 32.1200 USD
ORD Purchase 100 31.9500 USD
ORD Purchase 100 31.9650 USD
ORD Purchase 100 32.0400 USD
ORD Purchase 100 32.4710 USD
ORD Purchase 173 32.0749 USD
ORD Purchase 200 31.8550 USD
ORD Purchase 200 32.1650 USD
ORD Purchase 200 32.1700 USD
ORD Purchase 200 32.1900 USD
ORD Purchase 200 32.3055 USD
ORD Purchase 300 31.9300 USD
ORD Purchase 300 32.1466 USD
ORD Purchase 300 32.1533 USD
ORD Purchase 400 32.1050 USD
ORD Purchase 500 31.8786 USD
ORD Purchase 500 32.0772 USD
ORD Purchase 600 32.0240 USD
ORD Purchase 600 32.1566 USD
ORD Purchase 600 32.2166 USD
ORD Purchase 605 32.3103 USD
ORD Purchase 700 32.1114 USD
ORD Purchase 700 32.1397 USD
ORD Purchase 700 32.1805 USD
ORD Purchase 805 32.0931 USD
ORD Purchase 900 31.9091 USD
ORD Purchase 927 32.2091 USD
ORD Purchase 1,100 31.9918 USD
ORD Purchase 1,200 32.2300 USD
ORD Purchase 1,823 32.1348 USD
ORD Purchase 2,100 32.1696 USD
ORD Purchase 2,392 32.1737 USD
ORD Purchase 2,900 31.9445 USD
ORD Purchase 3,000 32.0070 USD
ORD Purchase 3,700 31.9625 USD
ORD Purchase 4,400 32.2555 USD
ORD Purchase 5,491 31.9527 USD
ORD Purchase 5,700 31.8994 USD
ORD Purchase 6,400 32.3289 USD
ORD Purchase 6,800 32.1739 USD
ORD Purchase 7,980 32.2089 USD
ORD Purchase 12,500 32.0916 USD
ORD Purchase 24,179 32.0663 USD
ORD Purchase 39,693 32.2500 USD
ORD Purchase 49,800 31.8500 USD
ORD Purchase 50,000 31.8747 USD
ORD Sale 14 31.9100 USD
ORD Sale 65 32.1300 USD
ORD Sale 100 31.8600 USD
ORD Sale 100 31.9650 USD
ORD Sale 100 32.0400 USD
ORD Sale 100 32.1000 USD
ORD Sale 100 32.1800 USD
ORD Sale 100 32.2000 USD
ORD Sale 100 32.3200 USD
ORD Sale 100 32.3400 USD
ORD Sale 100 32.3600 USD
ORD Sale 100 32.4110 USD
ORD Sale 100 32.4710 USD
ORD Sale 200 31.8550 USD
ORD Sale 200 32.0090 USD
ORD Sale 200 32.1400 USD
ORD Sale 200 32.1700 USD
ORD Sale 200 32.3110 USD
ORD Sale 200 32.4000 USD
ORD Sale 200 32.4480 USD
ORD Sale 300 31.8140 USD
ORD Sale 300 31.8300 USD
ORD Sale 300 31.8450 USD
ORD Sale 300 31.8633 USD
ORD Sale 300 31.9430 USD
ORD Sale 300 32.3393 USD
ORD Sale 305 32.3100 USD
ORD Sale 320 32.2031 USD
ORD Sale 335 32.1538 USD
ORD Sale 400 32.1125 USD
ORD Sale 400 32.3300 USD
ORD Sale 400 32.3425 USD
ORD Sale 441 31.9434 USD
ORD Sale 500 31.8650 USD
ORD Sale 500 31.8786 USD
ORD Sale 500 32.1782 USD
ORD Sale 500 32.1920 USD
ORD Sale 573 31.8709 USD
ORD Sale 600 32.0240 USD
ORD Sale 600 32.1266 USD
ORD Sale 600 32.2166 USD
ORD Sale 600 32.2356 USD
ORD Sale 600 32.3316 USD
ORD Sale 633 31.8700 USD
ORD Sale 700 32.0301 USD
ORD Sale 900 31.9091 USD
ORD Sale 1,040 31.8507 USD
ORD Sale 1,400 32.2392 USD
ORD Sale 1,500 31.9333 USD
ORD Sale 1,500 32.0886 USD
ORD Sale 1,900 31.8730 USD
ORD Sale 2,000 31.9860 USD
ORD Sale 2,020 31.8691 USD
ORD Sale 2,300 31.9678 USD
ORD Sale 3,000 31.9620 USD
ORD Sale 3,700 31.9625 USD
ORD Sale 4,100 32.1370 USD
ORD Sale 4,800 32.3264 USD
ORD Sale 4,900 32.1271 USD
ORD Sale 5,156 31.9709 USD
ORD Sale 7,400 31.8631 USD
ORD Sale 9,591 32.0484 USD
ORD Sale 12,241 32.0923 USD
ORD Sale 19,011 32.0463 USD
ORD Sale 36,940 31.8782 USD
ORD Sale 39,693 32.2500 USD
ORD Sale 75,192 31.8500 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: 12 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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