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               04 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      17,691,470      5.06%      447,615       0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,993,897      0.86%    3,859,566       1.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             20,685,367      5.91%     4,307,181      1.23%


(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      760                  3.2500
Purchase      6,610                3.2500
Purchase      20,726               3.2760
Purchase      14,599               3.2586
Purchase      43,159               3.2530
Purchase      38,200               3.2685
Purchase      12,469               3.2689
Purchase      200,000              3.3534
Purchase      1,222                3.2381
Purchase      25,721               3.2655
Purchase      66,086               3.2500
Sale          4,000                3.2550
Sale          16,500               3.2681
Sale          15,467               3.2614
Sale          20,726               3.2760
Sale          11,051               3.2748
Sale          600                  3.3150
Sale          42,681               3.2602
Sale          1,325                3.2367
Sale          4,200                3.2600
Sale          2,000                3.2405
Sale          20,726               3.2760

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1222          3.2381
CFD            Short         43159         3.253
CFD            Short         14599         3.2585
CFD            Short         25721         3.2654
CFD            Short         38200         3.2685
CFD            Short         12469         3.2688
CFD            Long          1325          3.2367
CFD            Long          10202         3.251
CFD            Long          4200          3.26
CFD            Long          42681         3.2602
CFD            Long          15467         3.2614
CFD            Long          16500         3.268
CFD            Long          11051         3.2747
CFD            Long          20726         3.276

(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                         05 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