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               21 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      18,228,207      5.21%       589,835      0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives      278,402      0.08%       873,576      0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,506,609      5.29%     1,463,411      0.42%


(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      14,639               3.3854
Purchase      46,435               3.3864
Purchase      8,635                3.3550
Purchase      3,323                3.3550
Purchase      50,801               3.3817
Purchase      27,094               3.3821
Purchase      5,288                Transfer
Purchase      5,288                3.3550
Purchase      50,801               3.3817
Purchase      3,323                3.3550
Purchase      41,848               3.3852
Purchase      7,932                3.3550
Purchase      1,748                3.3228
Purchase      16,346               3.3875
Purchase      10,346               3.3836
Purchase      9,000                3.3856
Purchase      312,716              3.3667
Purchase      292,645              3.3660
Sale          312,716              3.3664
Sale          3,087                3.3550
Sale          50,801               3.3817
Sale          3,323                3.3550
Sale          800                  3.3750
Sale          46,435               3.3864
Sale          1,000                3.3750
Sale          41,848               3.3852
Sale          9,000                3.3850
Sale          292,645              3.3660
Sale          16,346               3.3868
Sale          4,720                3.3550
Sale          5,016                3.3550
Sale          14,639               3.3854
Sale          1,748                3.3225
Sale          323,062              3.3673
Sale          10,346               3.3829


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         1748          3.3227
CFD            Short         50801         3.3817
CFD            Short         9000          3.3856
CFD            Short         16346         3.3874
CFD            Long          312716        3.3664
CFD            Long          171391        3.3818
CFD            Long          10346         3.3829


(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                         24 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