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               04 January 2008

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      18,398,302      5.26%        89,632      0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives       67,405      0.02%       102,970      0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,465,707      5.28%        192,602     0.06%


(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      9,661                3.3249
Purchase      728                  3.3128
Purchase      670                  3.3250
Purchase      2,644                3.3300
Purchase      4,951                3.3264
Purchase      5,679                3.3240
Purchase      9,661                3.3249
Purchase      11,775               3.3271
Purchase      16,784               3.3262
Sale          1,400                3.3300
Sale          2,300                3.3300
Sale          3,000                3.3300
Sale          2,650                3.3300
Sale          600                  3.3300
Sale          9,661                3.3249
Sale          11,775               3.3271
Sale          1,300                3.3300
Sale          4,951                3.3257
Sale          5,350                3.3300
Sale          1,800                3.3300
Sale          670                  3.3247
Sale          288                  3.3300
Sale          7,000                3.3300
Sale          1,200                3.3300
Sale          2,175                3.3300
Sale          4,365                3.3300
Sale          9,000                3.3300
Sale          2,912                3.3300
Sale          2,180                3.3300
Sale          3,000                3.3300
Sale          1,750                3.3300
Sale          9,000                3.3300
Sale          1,050                3.3300
Sale          1,825                3.3300
Sale          1,750                3.3300
Sale          2,180                3.3300
Sale          1,200                3.3300
Sale          1,125                3.3300
Sale          1,550                3.3300
Sale          2,750                3.3300
Sale          2,500                3.3300
Sale          2,800                3.3300
Sale          1,800                3.3300
Sale          2,180                3.3300
Sale          1,500                3.3300
Sale          2,175                3.3300
Sale          2,000                3.3300
Sale          17,454               3.3261
Sale          1,375                3.3300
Sale          16,784               3.3255
Sale          1,800                3.3300
Sale          3,600                3.3300
Sale          5,300                3.3300
Sale          728                  3.3125
Sale          600                  3.3300
Sale          1,800                3.3300
Sale          1,150                3.3300
Sale          2,750                3.3300
Sale          1,800                3.3300
Sale          900                  3.3300
Sale          2,000                3.3300
Sale          2,175                3.3300
Sale          1,800                3.3300

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         728           3.3128
CFD            Short         9661          3.3248
CFD            Short         4951          3.3263
CFD            Long          670           3.3247
CFD            Long          32631         3.3249
CFD            Long          16784         3.3255

(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                         07 January 2008
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