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 28 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 18,672,093 5.34% 458,450 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,997,755 0.57% 2,985,534 0.85%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 20,669,848 5.91% 3,443,984 0.98%
(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 6,000 2.9975
Purchase 71,988 3.0317
Purchase 800 3.0050
Purchase 2,000 3.0825
Purchase 970 3.0050
Purchase 9,836 3.0656
Purchase 703,145 3.0137
Purchase 3,679 3.0836
Purchase 10,576 3.0900
Purchase 13,051 3.0213
Purchase 34,283 3.0178
Purchase 124,704 3.0323
Purchase 2,600 3.0050
Purchase 78,188 3.0332
Purchase 970 3.0050
Purchase 25,107 3.0205
Sale 703,145 3.0137
Sale 503,145 3.0251
Sale 5,100 2.9975
Sale 546 3.0900
Sale 642 Transfer
Sale 200,000 2.9850
Sale 663 Transfer
Sale 112,500 3.0504
Sale 30,298 3.0250
Sale 24,525 3.0002
Sale 22,588 3.0040
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 34283 3.0177
CFD Short 25107 3.0205
CFD Short 13051 3.0213
CFD Short 71988 3.0317
CFD Short 78188 3.0331
CFD Short 9836 3.0655
CFD Long 5100 2.9975
CFD Long 24525 3.0002
CFD Long 22588 3.0039
CFD Long 30298 3.0249
CFD Long 19252 3.0284
CFD Long 105108 3.0323
CFD Long 112500 3.0504
(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 29 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