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 14 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 16,621,875 4.75% 41,631 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 31,179 0.01% 129,690 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 16,653,054 4.76% 171,321 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 8,514 3.3197
Purchase 8,514 3.3194
Purchase 2,997 3.33
Purchase 8,514 3.3194
Sale 3,240 3.325
Sale 900 3.325
Sale 3,500 3.32
Sale 3,500 3.32
Sale 575 3.32
Sale 1,800 3.32
Sale 1,100 3.32
Sale 1,400 3.32
Sale 950 3.32
Sale 990 3.325
Sale 1,445 3.325
Sale 1,060 3.325
Sale 285 3.32
Sale 3,240 3.325
Sale 2,350 3.32
Sale 2,300 3.32
Sale 760 3.3175
Sale 660 3.325
Sale 1,840 3.325
Sale 1,650 3.325
Sale 3,650 3.32
Sale 350 3.32
Sale 1,120 3.32
Sale 925 3.325
Sale 1,200 3.32
Sale 1,200 3.32
Sale 335 3.32
Sale 2,000 3.32
Sale 1,030 3.325
Sale 885 3.325
Sale 1,250 3.32
Sale 1,280 3.325
Sale 2,000 3.32
Sale 250 3.32
Sale 1,600 3.325
Sale 450 3.32
Sale 447 3.32
Sale 2,900 3.32
Sale 1,155 3.325
Sale 1,900 3.32
Sale 2,000 3.32
Sale 2,000 3.32
Sale 1,200 3.32
Sale 1,200 3.32
Sale 1,250 3.32
Sale 755 3.325
Sale 4,000 3.32
Sale 990 3.325
Sale 1,500 3.32
Sale 1,485 3.325
Sale 1,060 3.325
Sale 1,375 3.325
Sale 300 3.32
Sale 1,100 3.32
Sale 1,145 3.325
Sale 1,250 3.32
Sale 1,500 3.32
Sale 275 3.32
Sale 3,670 3.325
Sale 775 3.325
Sale 1,050 3.325
Sale 1,090 3.325
Sale 2,200 3.32
Sale 300 3.32
Sale 990 3.325
Sale 1,750 3.32
Sale 1,500 3.32
Sale 2,000 3.32
Sale 2,000 3.32
Sale 1,750 3.32
Sale 675 3.32
Sale 545 3.325
Sale 1,090 3.325
Sale 800 3.32
Sale 2,500 3.32
Sale 820 3.325
Sale 2,800 3.32
Sale 513 3.33
Sale 990 3.325
Sale 1,095 3.325
Sale 900 3.325
Sale 1,060 3.325
Sale 2,600 3.32
Sale 1,070 3.325
Sale 2,000 3.32
Sale 1,375 3.325
Sale 2,300 3.32
Sale 1,100 3.32
Sale 500 3.32
Sale 715 3.325
Sale 1,300 3.32
Sale 1,700 3.32
Sale 1,300 3.32
Sale 965 3.325
Sale 1,150 3.32
Sale 1,100 3.32
Sale 1,095 3.325
Sale 1,000 3.32
Sale 2,300 3.32
Sale 1,300 3.32
Sale 685 3.325
Sale 860 3.325
Sale 1,000 3.32
Sale 485 3.32
Sale 760 3.325
Sale 860 3.325
Sale 2,450 3.32
Sale 965 3.325
Sale 1,300 3.32
Sale 1,850 3.325
Sale 1,900 3.32
Sale 2,800 3.32
Sale 1,090 3.325
Sale 1,100 3.325
Sale 3,330 3.325
Sale 965 3.325
Sale 1,900 3.32
Sale 230 3.32
Sale 990 3.325
Sale 990 3.325
Sale 990 3.325
Sale 910 3.325
Sale 1,225 3.325
Sale 1,000 3.32
Sale 170 3.32
Sale 895 3.325
Sale 1,000 3.32
Sale 1,500 3.32
Sale 2,000 3.32
Sale 1,770 3.325
Sale 300 3.32
Sale 3,800 3.32
Sale 965 3.325
Sale 3,000 3.32
Sale 1,660 3.325
Sale 285 3.32
Sale 1,000 3.32
Sale 950 3.32
Sale 2,000 3.325
Sale 990 3.325
Sale 915 3.325
Sale 335 3.32
Sale 1,500 3.32
Sale 1,100 3.325
Sale 3,770 3.325
Sale 1,380 3.325
Sale 1,740 3.325
Sale 375 3.32
Sale 990 3.325
Sale 3,000 3.32
Sale 800 3.32
Sale 1,500 3.32
Sale 3,240 3.325
Sale 2,600 3.32
Sale 1,250 3.32
Sale 1,335 3.325
Sale 1,450 3.32
Sale 1,500 3.32
Sale 1,074 3.32
Sale 1,700 3.32
Sale 2,300 3.32
Sale 2,000 3.32
Sale 745 3.325
Sale 1,700 3.32
Sale 1,160 3.325
Sale 1,100 3.32
Sale 970 3.325
Sale 1,350 3.32
Sale 1,165 3.325
Sale 485 3.32
Sale 1,200 3.32
Sale 615 3.32
Sale 2,000 3.32
Sale 800 3.325
Sale 1,300 3.32
Sale 910 3.325
Sale 820 3.325
Sale 800 3.32
Sale 300 3.325
Sale 890 3.325
Sale 2,000 3.32
Sale 1,300 3.32
Sale 950 3.325
Sale 4,000 3.32
Sale 965 3.325
Sale 8,514 3.3194
Sale 1,150 3.325
Sale 2,400 3.32
Sale 860 3.325
Sale 3,000 3.32
Sale 1,040 3.325
Sale 1,400 3.32
Sale 1,850 3.32
Sale 1,095 3.325
Sale 1,100 3.325
Sale 625 3.32
Sale 800 3.325
Sale 1,725 3.325
Sale 990 3.325
Sale 2,400 3.32
Sale 970 3.325
Sale 1,500 3.32
Sale 1,850 3.32
Sale 990 3.325
Sale 1,800 3.32
Sale 2,600 3.32
Sale 2,994 3.33
Sale 1,030 3.325
Sale 350 3.32
Sale 1,500 3.32
Sale 2,000 3.32
Sale 1,100 3.325
Sale 400 3.32
Sale 610 3.325
Sale 1,300 3.32
Sale 970 3.325
Sale 1,095 3.325
Sale 1,840 3.325
Sale 1,200 3.32
Sale 1,800 3.325
Sale 1,650 3.325
Sale 990 3.325
Sale 1,850 3.315
Sale 1,500 3.32
Sale 920 3.325
Sale 1,325 3.325
Sale 1,200 3.325
Sale 900 3.325
Sale 650 3.325
Sale 1,100 3.325
Sale 300 3.32
Sale 1,200 3.32
Sale 1,030 3.325
Sale 1,030 3.325
Sale 1,500 3.32
Sale 1,020 3.325
Sale 1,100 3.32
Sale 860 3.325
Sale 1,250 3.32
Sale 965 3.325
Sale 825 3.325
Sale 1,350 3.32
Sale 500 3.325
Sale 1,150 3.32
Sale 3,000 3.32
Sale 1,100 3.32
Sale 970 3.325
Sale 800 3.325
Sale 1,500 3.32
Sale 1,030 3.325
Sale 1,310 3.325
Sale 1,165 3.325
Sale 4,000 3.32
Sale 2,000 3.32
Sale 1,750 3.32
Sale 1,500 3.32
Sale 970 3.32
Sale 1,280 3.325
Sale 970 3.325
Sale 1,570 3.325
Sale 2,000 3.32
Sale 1,825 3.325
Sale 1,060 3.325
Sale 2,500 3.32
Sale 585 3.32
Sale 1,200 3.32
Sale 1,100 3.32
Sale 825 3.325
Sale 6,950 3.325
Sale 720 3.325
Sale 2,300 3.32
Sale 990 3.325
Sale 200 3.32
Sale 3,500 3.32
Sale 2,600 3.32
Sale 1,060 3.325
Sale 1,030 3.325
Sale 902 3.325
Sale 970 3.325
Sale 250 3.32
Sale 100 3.32
Sale 1,830 3.325
Sale 2,235 3.325
Sale 820 3.325
Sale 1,750 3.32
Sale 900 3.325
Sale 990 3.325
Sale 1,175 3.325
Sale 1,260 3.325
Sale 335 3.32
Sale 2,230 3.325
Sale 250 3.32
Sale 990 3.325
Sale 1,095 3.325
Sale 800 3.325
Sale 1,325 3.325
Sale 1,030 3.325
Sale 705 3.325
Sale 1,215 3.325
Sale 1,725 3.325
Sale 1,060 3.325
Sale 355 3.32
Sale 970 3.325
Sale 3,300 3.32
Sale 965 3.325
Sale 1,030 3.325
Sale 1,500 3.32
Sale 960 3.325
Sale 5,390 3.325
Sale 1,900 3.32
Sale 1,200 3.32
Sale 2,750 3.32
Sale 10,000 3.32
Sale 1,830 3.325
Sale 775 3.32
Sale 970 3.325
Sale 2,000 3.32
Sale 1,000 3.32
Sale 1,300 3.32
Sale 970 3.325
Sale 1,825 3.325
Sale 8,514 3.3194
Sale 2,000 3.32
Sale 2,550 3.32
Sale 980 3.325
Sale 1,490 3.32
Sale 3,000 3.32
Sale 8,000 3.32
Sale 1,500 3.32
Sale 1,090 3.325
Sale 1,100 3.32
Sale 1,150 3.325
Sale 1,230 3.32
Sale 700 3.325
Sale 1,500 3.32
Sale 1,200 3.32
Sale 970 3.325
Sale 965 3.325
Sale 1,185 3.325
Sale 775 3.325
Sale 990 3.325
Sale 1,215 3.325
Sale 2,400 3.32
Sale 3,000 3.32
Sale 1,000 3.32
Sale 1,300 3.32
Sale 2,500 3.32
Sale 1,375 3.325
Sale 1,020 3.325
Sale 800 3.32
Sale 1,275 3.325
Sale 400 3.32
Sale 1,600 3.32
Sale 950 3.32
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 1914 3.3178
CFD Short 6600 3.3202
(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 15 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
Thursday, 5th September 2024
COMPANIES COVERED: