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 12 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 18,498,317 5.29% 640,799 0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives 360,966 0.10% 1,946,748 0.56%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,859,283 5.39% 2,587,547 0.74%
(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 102,594 3.2985
Purchase 16,412 3.3091
Purchase 97,473 3.2780
Purchase 1,500 3.2725
Purchase 3,966 3.2775
Purchase 582 3.2775
Purchase 16,412 3.3091
Purchase 102,594 3.2985
Purchase 21,801 3.2884
Purchase 7,784 3.2775
Purchase 33,144 3.3725
Purchase 44,009 3.2842
Sale 16,412 3.3091
Sale 42 3.3045
Sale 1,322 3.2775
Sale 2,089 3.2691
Sale 4,150 3.2913
Sale 21,884 3.2671
Sale 3,806 3.2775
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 7784 3.2775
CFD Short 97473 3.278
CFD Short 10598 3.283
CFD Short 33411 3.2844
CFD Short 21801 3.2884
CFD Short 16412 3.3091
CFD Long 21884 3.267
CFD Long 2089 3.2691
CFD Long 4150 3.2913
CFD Long 42 3.3045
CFD Long 49362 3.3092
(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 13 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