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 30 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 17,458,266 4.99% 443,544 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,767,540 0.79% 3,626,069 1.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 20,225,806 5.78% 4,069,613 1.16%
(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 1,000 3.2000
Purchase 8,384 3.1848
Purchase 1,500 3.2000
Purchase 49,999 3.1512
Purchase 84,840 3.2191
Purchase 10,024 3.1355
Purchase 124,733 3.2422
Purchase 1,387 3.2428
Purchase 12,952 3.2003
Purchase 2,874 3.1733
Sale 605,863 3.2323
Sale 26,810 3.2300
Sale 29,441 3.2323
Sale 3,785 3.2300
Sale 1,284 3.2300
Sale 4,110 3.2323
Sale 6,492 3.2300
Sale 2,477 3.2323
Sale 51,219 3.1855
Sale 42,733 3.2300
Sale 30,110 3.2323
Sale 1,348 3.2300
Sale 311 3.2300
Sale 8,925 3.2323
Sale 29,322 3.2323
Sale 6,265 3.2300
Sale 93 3.2300
Sale 11,487 3.2323
Sale 124,187 3.2323
Sale 3,000 3.2300
Sale 56 3.2300
Sale 58,416 3.2035
Sale 8,384 3.1848
Sale 4,513 3.2323
Sale 303 3.2300
Sale 10,899 3.2300
Sale 3,050 3.2300
Sale 130,362 3.2323
Sale 108 3.2300
Sale 49,725 3.2323
Sale 10,346 3.2300
Sale 6,557 3.2300
Sale 26 3.2300
Sale 5,427 3.2323
Sale 304 3.2300
Sale 12,389 3.2323
Sale 7,984 3.1900
Sale 10,435 3.2323
Sale 9,859 3.2447
Sale 1,300 3.2475
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
29/11/2007 Purchase 2,128 3.1675
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 10024 3.1355
CFD Short 49999 3.1512
CFD Short 8384 3.1848
CFD Short 12952 3.2002
CFD Short 84840 3.219
CFD Short 85162 3.2307
CFD Short 36242 3.238
CFD Short 124733 3.2422
CFD Long 33860 3.1849
CFD Long 51219 3.1855
CFD Long 130080 3.1874
CFD Long 58416 3.2035
CFD Long 9859 3.2447
CFD Long 29346 3.2508
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
28/11/2007 Long 112,500 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 03 December 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