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