Rule 8.3 - AGA FOODSERVICE GROUP

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              AGA FOODSERVICE GROUP
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP 0.25
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               24 November 2006

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         4,036,926   3.13%       267,528     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives        497,016   0.39%       824,625     0.64%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and              0   0.00%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                4,533,942   3.51%     1,092,153     0.85%


(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      36,856               4.1094
Purchase      2,216                4.0663
Sale          18,978               4.0621
Sale          12,500               4.0662
Sale          909                  4.0529
Sale          6,065                4.0526
NB: The below transactions which were disclosed on 23/11/2006 have been cancelled
Purchase      73,712               4.1094

  (b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of          Price Per Unit
                                Securities
CFD              Short          46017              4.0621
CFD              Short          2216               4.0662
CFD              Short          675                4.0730
CFD              Short          31128              4.0964
CFD              Short          15564              4.0964
CFD              Long           909                4.0528
CFD              Long           18978              4.0620
CFD              Long           3099               4.0639
CFD              Long           12500              4.0662
CFD              Long           6426               4.101
CFD              Long           11523              4.1235
NB: The below transactions which were disclosed on 23/11/2006 have been cancelled
Long/Short   Number of Securities   Price per unit (GBP)
Short        31,128                 4.0964
Long         23,046                 4.1235
Long         12,852                 4.101


(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

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 2006
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
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