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               14 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      18,457,770      5.28%       563,149      0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives      350,075      0.10%     1,788,239      0.51%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,807,845      5.38%     2,351,388      0.67%


(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      303                  3.2250
Purchase      27,556               3.2336
Purchase      37,679               3.2320
Purchase      10,123               3.2297
Purchase      608                  3.2325
Purchase      32,566               3.2388
Purchase      20,000               3.2350
Purchase      608                  3.2325
Purchase      4,300                3.2410
Purchase      3,966                3.2325
Purchase      13,220               3.2325
Purchase      35,227               3.2417
Purchase      16,345               3.2335
Purchase      963                  3.2325
Sale          303                  3.2247
Sale          20,000               3.2347
Sale          7,458                3.2325
Sale          250                  3.2227
Sale          608                  3.2325
Sale          32,566               3.2385
Sale          750                  3.2252
Sale          4,300                3.2400
Sale          290                  3.2377
Sale          1,470                3.2141
Sale          73,211               3.2367
Sale          10,123               3.2294
Sale          2,000                3.2250
Sale          1,368                3.2325
Sale          27,556               3.2330
Sale          35,227               3.2417
Sale          303                  3.2250
Sale          16,345               3.2328


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         2318          3.2265
CFD            Short         7805          3.2306
CFD            Short         27556         3.2335
CFD            Long          303           3.2246
CFD            Long          16345         3.2328
CFD            Long          20000         3.2346
CFD            Long          42733         3.2373
CFD            Long          31203         3.238
CFD            Long          4000          3.2399
CFD            Long          300           3.24
CFD            Long          1363          3.2492


(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                         17 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