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               03 December 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      17,401,194      4.97%      448,603       0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,871,745      0.82%    3,724,196       1.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             20,272,939      5.79%     4,172,799      1.19%


(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      6,448                3.3325
Purchase      750                  3.2800
Purchase      12,046               3.2173
Purchase      2,083                3.2300
Purchase      43,800               3.3079
Purchase      8,384                3.1848
Purchase      85,162               3.2307
Purchase      36,242               3.2380
Purchase      3,838                3.3019
Purchase      2,622                3.3810
Purchase      29,763               3.3232
Purchase      20,726               3.3331
Sale          29,346               3.2509
Sale          900                  3.2700
Sale          1,135                3.3325
Sale          34,223               3.2751
Sale          1,000                3.3325
Sale          1,540                3.2306
Sale          7,669                3.2306
Sale          27,226               3.2306
Sale          4,292                3.2306
Sale          2,083                3.2300
Sale          31,676               3.3236
Sale          1,232                3.2306
Sale          8,380                3.2306
Sale          11,519               3.3107
Sale          17,106               3.3076
Sale          102,050              3.2306
Sale          1,055                3.3325
Sale          1,840                3.3325
Sale          4,119                3.2306
Sale          20,545               3.2306

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         3838          3.3018
CFD            Short         43800         3.3079
CFD            Short         29763         3.3232
CFD            Short         20726         3.333
CFD            Long          34223         3.2751
CFD            Long          9681          3.296
CFD            Long          17106         3.3075
CFD            Long          11519         3.3107
CFD            Long          31676         3.3236

(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                         04 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