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               29 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      18,482,406      5.28%      471,620       0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,342,260      0.67%    3,213,733       0.92%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             20,824,666      5.95%    3,685,353       1.05%


(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      1,115,241            3.1512
Purchase      3,900                3.0806
Purchase      1,000                3.2000
Purchase      22,567               3.1777
Purchase      60,328               3.1524
Purchase      7,932                3.1900
Purchase      37,318               3.1636
Purchase      2,444                Transfer
Purchase      30,600               3.1774
Purchase      2,128                3.1675
Purchase      3,800                3.1650
Purchase      73,486               3.1943
Sale          1,115,241            3.1512
Sale          35,657               3.1751
Sale          43,459               3.1525
Sale          133,161              3.1053
Sale          2,000                3.0675
Sale          19,860               3.0559
Sale          17,463               3.1743
Sale          68,349               3.1577
Sale          1,115,241            3.1512

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         3900          3.0805
CFD            Short         60328         3.1523
CFD            Short         37318         3.1635
CFD            Short         30600         3.1773
CFD            Short         22567         3.1776
CFD            Short         73486         3.1942
CFD            Long          19860         3.0558
CFD            Long          13316         3.1052
CFD            Long          43459         3.1524
CFD            Long          68349         3.1576
CFD            Long          26556         3.1579
CFD            Long          17463         3.1742
CFD            Long          35657         3.175

(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                         30 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