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