Rule 8.3 - BIFFA
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 BIFFA
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 26 November 2007
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 19,075,380 5.45% 1,390,216 0.40%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,567,790 0.45% 2,529,035 0.72%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 20,643,170 5.90% 3,919,251 1.12%
(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 1,200 2.9050
Purchase 11,919 2.9370
Purchase 1,000 2.9050
Purchase 1,000 2.9050
Purchase 915 Transfer
Purchase 3,998 2.9375
Purchase 39,600 2.9538
Purchase 9,500 3.0587
Purchase 850 2.9050
Purchase 123,386 2.9478
Purchase 37,187 2.9183
Purchase 8,122 2.9189
Purchase 50,801 2.9251
Purchase 1,350 2.9050
Purchase 525 2.9050
Sale 150,000 2.7758
Sale 4,235 2.9108
Sale 2,800 2.8650
Sale 601 2.9575
Sale 1,500 2.8650
Sale 51,546 2.9264
Sale 1,600 2.8650
Sale 1,500 2.8650
Sale 14,948 2.9150
Sale 2,300 2.8650
Sale 1,100 2.8650
Sale 75,000 2.7883
Sale 5,000 2.8650
Sale 2,000 2.9125
Sale 1,900 2.9285
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 37187 2.9182
CFD Short 8122 2.9188
CFD Short 50801 2.9251
CFD Short 11919 2.937
CFD Short 3998 2.9374
CFD Short 123386 2.9478
CFD Short 39600 2.9538
CFD Long 150000 2.7758
CFD Long 75000 2.7883
CFD Long 4235 2.9107
CFD Long 51546 2.9263
CFD Long 49920 2.9481
(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
None
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 2007
Contact name Geoff Smith
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