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