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