Offer to sell Gulf stake in Barclays - BReaking news from FT.com

If this email is not displayed correctly, please click on the following link or open your browser and paste the link into the address field: http://view.ed4.net/v/P75VYY/RKOE8/6PU2TE/P3C64/   Breaking news Monday June 01 2009 Breaking News   Offer to sell Gulf stake in Barclays Shareholders in Barclays were on Monday night offered shares held by one of the Middle Eastern investors who helped recapitalise the UK bank in a controversial deal last autumn. Some of Barclays' largest UK investors have been contacted by Credit Suisse about their appetite for a placing of shares owned by an investment vehicle controlled by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan, a member of Abu Dhabi's ruling family. A placing of the shares, which have surged in value in recent weeks as fears the bank would be nationalised have receded, would startle UK shareholders who were told last autumn that Sheikh Mansour was a long-term strategic investor in the bank. Sheikh Mansour could not be reached for comment. http://link.ft.com/r/P75VYY/3NRAE/RU20X/63H7J/2ND3G/PJ/h Tools Your account    Portfolio Email Briefings    Price alerts Keyword alerts    RSS feeds © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2009 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up for this keyword/company alert on FT.com Change Briefings  •   Unsubscribe  •   Change Email Address  •   Forward this email to a friend  •   Privacy Policy  •   About Us  •   Help The Financial Times Limited, registered in England and Wales number 227590. Registered office: Number One Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HL. VAT number GB 278 5371 21.