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 16 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 16,636,547 4.76% 41,631 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 31,179 0.01% 130,353 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 16,667,726 4.76% 171,984 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 7,582 3.2805
Purchase 14,429 3.2609
Purchase 125,000 3.2625
Purchase 14,429 3.2612
Purchase 903 3.2875
Purchase 8,339 3.2544
Purchase 6,090 3.2698
Purchase 15,164 3.2805
Sale 1,800 3.2675
Sale 1,125 3.2550
Sale 1,300 3.2550
Sale 1,200 3.2550
Sale 1,400 3.2550
Sale 3,320 3.2675
Sale 1,500 3.2550
Sale 2,200 3.2600
Sale 1,200 3.2550
Sale 4,000 3.2600
Sale 2,750 3.2610
Sale 1,000 3.2550
Sale 1,579 3.2550
Sale 1,800 3.2550
Sale 400 3.2550
Sale 1,460 3.2700
Sale 132 3.2550
Sale 2,000 3.2550
Sale 1,000 3.2550
Sale 1,000 3.2575
Sale 2,000 3.2550
Sale 950 3.2550
Sale 3,500 3.2675
Sale 2,900 3.2550
Sale 1,000 3.2550
Sale 2,900 3.2550
Sale 855 3.2875
Sale 2,000 3.2675
Sale 2,250 3.2675
Sale 1,900 3.2675
Sale 1,250 3.2550
Sale 2,175 3.2550
Sale 8,339 3.2544
Sale 8,500 3.2650
Sale 1,200 3.2550
Sale 1,390 3.2675
Sale 2,500 3.2510
Sale 14,429 3.2609
Sale 900 3.2550
Sale 1,249 3.2550
Sale 2,300 3.2550
Sale 1,200 3.2800
Sale 1,280 3.2675
Sale 2,500 3.2550
Sale 1,509 3.2625
Sale 1,200 3.2550
Sale 2,200 3.2675
Sale 2,450 3.2550
Sale 1,400 3.2550
Sale 2,200 3.2550
Sale 1,250 3.2550
Sale 1,200 3.2800
Sale 6,090 3.2695
Sale 1,000 3.2550
Sale 2,100 3.2550
Sale 2,000 3.2550
Sale 1,275 3.2550
Sale 3,720 3.2700
Sale 1,500 3.2550
Sale 1,500 3.2550
Sale 1,020 3.2550
Sale 1,750 3.2550
Sale 1,000 3.2600
Sale 6,090 3.2698
Sale 3,125 3.2550
Sale 1,500 3.2550
Sale 4,500 3.2600
Sale 2,300 3.2550
Sale 670 3.2550
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 14429 3.2611
CFD Long 6090 3.2694
(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 17 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