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