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               17 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      18,320,529      5.24%       788,270      0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives      454,502      0.13%     1,708,579      0.49%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,775,031      5.37%     2,496,849      0.71%


(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      24,178               3.2400
Purchase      35,692               3.2093
Purchase      7,932                3.2400
Purchase      7,932                3.2400
Purchase      156,529              3.2199
Purchase      77,813               3.2151
Purchase      110                  3.2229
Purchase      110                  3.2225
Purchase      11,122               3.2162
Purchase      19,453               3.2172
Purchase      10,050               3.2222
Purchase      11,122               3.2162
Purchase      14,361               3.2169
Purchase      13,864               3.2400
Purchase      4,311                3.2061
Purchase      900                  3.2273
Sale          1,698                3.2150
Sale          110                  3.2225
Sale          4,311                3.2058
Sale          77,813               3.2148
Sale          2,500                3.1900
Sale          35,692               3.2090
Sale          156,529              3.2199
Sale          11,122               3.2162
Sale          13,864               3.2394
Sale          171,000              3.2197
Sale          24,178               3.2394
Sale          4,400                3.2200
Sale          10,050               3.2216
Sale          19,453               3.2166


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         4311          3.2061
CFD            Short         11122         3.2161
CFD            Short         10050         3.2222
CFD            Short         110           3.2229
CFD            Long          35692         3.209
CFD            Long          65103         3.214
CFD            Long          38680         3.2162
CFD            Long          19453         3.2165
CFD            Long          12710         3.2185
CFD            Long          13864         3.2393
CFD            Long          24178         3.2394


(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                         18 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