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               22 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      16,328,426      4.67%        10,452      0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives            0      0.00%        45,270      0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             16,328,426      4.67%        55,722      0.02%


(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        38,598                  3.3281
Purchase        76,646                  3.3213
Purchase        2,920                   3.3425
Purchase        86,932                  3.3227
Purchase        1,927                   3.4025
Purchase        2,576                   3.3275
Purchase        285                     3.3425
Purchase        42,026                  3.4635
Purchase        31,179                  3.3104
Purchase        77,344                  3.4620
Purchase        5,781                   3.3358
Purchase        1,927                   3.4050
Purchase        1,927                   3.4025
Purchase        71,563                  3.4668
Purchase        125,000                 3.2973
Purchase        31,179                  3.3100
Sale            2,920                   3.3425
Sale            1,927                   3.4025
Sale            1,927                   3.4025
Sale            1,150                   3.2203
Sale            47,246                  3.3182
Sale            3,065                   3.2428
Sale            130                     3.2978
Sale            77,344                  3.4620
Sale            285                     3.3425
Sale            1,927                   3.4050
Sale            42,026                  3.4635
Sale            684                     3.3275
Sale            1,150                   3.2900
Sale            71,563                  3.4665
Sale            2,576                   3.3275
Sale            1,750                   3.2903
Sale            31,179                  3.3100
Sale            38,598                  3.3275
Sale            1,500                   3.2978
Sale            76,646                  3.3213

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
21/01/2008 Purchase      77,344               3.4620
22/01/2008 Sale          1,150                3.2203
17/01/2008 Sale          3,065                3.2428
21/01/2008 Sale          77,344               3.4617

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         31179         3.3104
CFD            Short         48334         3.319
CFD            Short         38598         3.328
CFD            Long          47246         3.3178
CFD            Long          27242         3.4428
CFD            Long          44321         3.4809

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
21/01/2008 Long       77,344               3.4617

(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                         23 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