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