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               11 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      17,116,254      4.89%         41,631     0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives       31,179      0.01%        121,176     0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             17,147,433      4.90%        162,807     0.05%

(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                22,551                   3.3423
Purchase                18,733                   3.3428
Purchase                22,551                   3.3426
Purchase                3,818                    3.34
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    1,750                    3.3375
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    3,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,465                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    6,000                    3.34
Sale                    420                      3.3375
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,887                    3.3375
Sale                    1,650                    3.3375
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    6,000                    3.3375
Sale                    3,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    2,250                    3.3375
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    3,000                    3.3375
Sale                    1,200                    3.34
Sale                    1,300                    3.34
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    426                      3.3375
Sale                    1,330                    3.3375
Sale                    1,570                    3.3375
Sale                    1,509                    3.3375
Sale                    1,820                    3.34
Sale                    586                      3.3375
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    2,025                    3.3375
Sale                    2,600                    3.34
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    3,000                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    2,264                    3.3375
Sale                    1,887                    3.3375
Sale                    3,818                    3.3397
Sale                    1,887                    3.3375
Sale                    3,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,300                    3.34
Sale                    4,500                    3.3375
Sale                    3,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,200                    3.34
Sale                    1,509                    3.3375
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    2,200                    3.34
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    1,275                    3.34
Sale                    1,000                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,700                    3.3375
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    4,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,895                    3.3375
Sale                    3,000                    3.34
Sale                    3,000                    3.34
Sale                    3,000                    3.34
Sale                    325                      3.3375
Sale                    3,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,000                    3.3375
Sale                    5,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,600                    3.3375
Sale                    1,509                    3.3375
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,075                    3.34
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,185                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    4,000                    3.3375
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    4,528                    3.3375
Sale                    2,150                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,509                    3.3375
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    2,100                    3.3375
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,825                    3.3375
Sale                    3,000                    3.34
Sale                    5,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,410                    3.34
Sale                    1,509                    3.3375
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    1,887                    3.3375
Sale                    1,200                    3.34
Sale                    589                      3.34
Sale                    2,600                    3.3375
Sale                    700                      3.3375
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    1,700                    3.3375
Sale                    1,200                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    2,190                    3.34
Sale                    588                      3.3375
Sale                    6,000                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.3375
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    5,660                    3.3375
Sale                    1,887                    3.3375
Sale                    18,733                   3.3428
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    1,509                    3.3375
Sale                    650                      3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    2,500                    3.3375
Sale                    2,830                    3.3375
Sale                    2,140                    3.34
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    1,200                    3.34
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,400                    3.3375
Sale                    1,175                    3.3375
Sale                    1,700                    3.3375
Sale                    1,300                    3.3375
Sale                    3,600                    3.34
Sale                    2,200                    3.3375
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,900                    3.3375
Sale                    1,369                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.3375
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    4,000                    3.3375
Sale                    1,185                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    3,000                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,800                    3.3375
Sale                    1,100                    3.3375
Sale                    3,396                    3.3375
Sale                    1,500                    3.3375
Sale                    3,000                    3.34
Sale                    3,396                    3.3375
Sale                    3,500                    3.34
Sale                    3,335                    3.3375
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    975                      3.3375
Sale                    1,200                    3.34
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    5,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,125                    3.3375
Sale                    1,509                    3.3375
Sale                    176                      3.34
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,000                    3.34
Sale                    2,250                    3.3375
Sale                    2,830                    3.3375
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,125                    3.3375
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    4,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,390                    3.34
Sale                    3,700                    3.3375
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    2,650                    3.3375
Sale                    830                      3.34
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    2,100                    3.34
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    3,200                    3.34
Sale                    1,698                    3.3375
Sale                    1,700                    3.3375
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    1,150                    3.3375
Sale                    1,887                    3.3375
Sale                    6,000                    3.34
Sale                    2,170                    3.34
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,475                    3.34
Sale                    3,500                    3.3375
Sale                    1,509                    3.3375
Sale                    2,770                    3.3375
Sale                    1,132                    3.3375
Sale                    900                      3.3375
Sale                    10                       3.343
Sale                    2,500                    3.3375
Sale                    160                      3.34
Sale                    1,610                    3.3375
Sale                    700                      3.3375
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    2,100                    3.3375
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    2,740                    3.34
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    3,000                    3.34
Sale                    7,547                    3.3375
Sale                    435                      3.3375
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,150                    3.3375
Sale                    2,990                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    2,665                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    1,375                    3.3375
Sale                    600                      3.34
Sale                    2,300                    3.3375
Sale                    2,200                    3.3375
Sale                    2,775                    3.3375
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    2,060                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.3375
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    950                      3.3375
Sale                    3,000                    3.3375
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,509                    3.3375
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    2,300                    3.3375
Sale                    4,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,020                    3.34
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    2,264                    3.3375
Sale                    2,375                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    6,415                    3.3375
Sale                    22,551                   3.3423
Sale                    900                      3.34
Sale                    4,528                    3.3375
Sale                    3,000                    3.3375
Sale                    1,698                    3.3375
Sale                    3,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,509                    3.3375
Sale                    3,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    3,000                    3.3375
Sale                    2,500                    3.3375
Sale                    2,642                    3.3375
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,300                    3.34
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,887                    3.3375
Sale                    7,547                    3.3375
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,700                    3.34
Sale                    1,900                    3.3375
Sale                    3,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    450                      3.34
Sale                    1,132                    3.3375
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,132                    3.3375
Sale                    4,120                    3.34
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    3,000                    3.3375
Sale                    2,000                    3.3375
Sale                    1,450                    3.3375
Sale                    1,200                    3.34
Sale                    9,500                    3.3375
Sale                    2,264                    3.3375
Sale                    1,025                    3.3375
Sale                    1,887                    3.3375
Sale                    6,792                    3.3375
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    1,887                    3.3375
Sale                    3,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,800                    3.3375
Sale                    1,500                    3.3375
Sale                    1,250                    3.3375
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    2,300                    3.3375
Sale                    850                      3.34
Sale                    3,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,000                    3.34
Sale                    2,264                    3.3375
Sale                    2,100                    3.3375
Sale                    5,000                    3.3375
Sale                    1,525                    3.3375
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    2,200                    3.34
Sale                    1,000                    3.34
Sale                    3,000                    3.3375
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    2,642                    3.3375
Sale                    5,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,887                    3.3375
Sale                    250                      3.3375
Sale                    3,750                    3.3375
Sale                    3,500                    3.34
Sale                    2,140                    3.3375
Sale                    1,200                    3.34
Sale                    800                      3.3375
Sale                    3,400                    3.34
Sale                    3,085                    3.3375
Sale                    5,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,700                    3.3375
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    2,800                    3.34
Sale                    3,818                    3.34
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    4,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    1,887                    3.3375
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,887                    3.3375
Sale                    1,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    3,000                    3.34
Sale                    450                      3.34
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    1,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,600                    3.3375
Sale                    3,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    3,600                    3.34
Sale                    1,200                    3.34
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    4,700                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,625                    3.34
Sale                    1,887                    3.3375
Sale                    1,100                    3.3375
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    1,250                    3.34
Sale                    5,000                    3.3375
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    1,100                    3.3375
Sale                    1,132                    3.3375
Sale                    4,550                    3.3375
Sale                    3,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    179                      3.34
Sale                    1,505                    3.3375
Sale                    1,100                    3.34
Sale                    450                      3.3375
Sale                    1,500                    3.3375
Sale                    1,735                    3.34
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,150                    3.34
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    43                       3.3374
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    2,200                    3.3375
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    1,000                    3.3375
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,650                    3.3375
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    890                      3.3375
Sale                    1,200                    3.34
Sale                    11,000                   3.3375
Sale                    1,675                    3.3375
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    3,800                    3.34
Sale                    1,425                    3.3375
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,887                    3.3375
Sale                    1,200                    3.34
Sale                    365                      3.3375
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    6,083                    3.3375
Sale                    2,545                    3.3375
Sale                    2,400                    3.34
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    2,630                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,887                    3.3375
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    750                      3.34
Sale                    500                      3.3375
Sale                    1,900                    3.3375
Sale                    1,060                    3.34
Sale                    4,000                    3.3375
Sale                    2,000                    3.3375
Sale                    1,887                    3.3375
Sale                    3,933                    3.34
Sale                    1,300                    3.3375
Sale                    1,125                    3.3375
Sale                    1,700                    3.3375
Sale                    1,475                    3.3375
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    2,830                    3.3375
Sale                    4,500                    3.34
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    2,900                    3.3375
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,650                    3.3375
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,860                    3.3375
Sale                    3,000                    3.34
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,230                    3.34
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    4,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,132                    3.3375
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    615                      3.34
Sale                    1,600                    3.34
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,132                    3.3375
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    13,000                   3.3375
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    1,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,321                    3.3375
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    3,000                    3.34
Sale                    2,200                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    650                      3.34
Sale                    3,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,520                    3.34
Sale                    780                      3.3375
Sale                    1,850                    3.34
Sale                    1,425                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.3375
Sale                    1,887                    3.3375
Sale                    1,200                    3.34
Sale                    3,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.3375
Sale                    6,000                    3.3375
Sale                    1,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,420                    3.34
Sale                    2,500                    3.3375
Sale                    1,940                    3.34
Sale                    450                      3.34
Sale                    6,000                    3.34
Sale                    2,453                    3.3375
Sale                    2,200                    3.34
Sale                    1,450                    3.34
Sale                    3,453                    3.3375
Sale                    1,800                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,000                    3.34
Sale                    3,000                    3.3375
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    3,500                    3.3375
Sale                    1,100                    3.3375
Sale                    775                      3.34
Sale                    3,000                    3.34
Sale                    1,971                    3.3375
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    3,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,509                    3.3375
Sale                    475                      3.3375
Sale                    2,000                    3.3375
Sale                    3,025                    3.3375
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.3375
Sale                    1,885                    3.3375
Sale                    3,000                    3.3375
Sale                    1,500                    3.34
Sale                    2,000                    3.34
Sale                    5,000                    3.34
Sale                    2,350                    3.3375
Sale                    2,800                    3.3375
Sale                    2,500                    3.34
Sale                    1,500                    3.3375
Sale                    411                      3.3375
Sale                    1,887                    3.3375



(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         20642         3.3423
CFD            Short         1909          3.3453
CFD            Long          3818          3.3396

(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                         14 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