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 08 February 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 14,819,422 4.24% 45,186 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 28,965 0.01% 9,841 0.00%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,848,387 4.24% 55,027 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 Price per unit
Securities (GBP)
Purchase 500,000 3.695
Purchase 9,810 3.6583
Purchase 2,000 3.665
Purchase 36,915 3.6156
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 800 3.67
Sale 8,000 3.6625
Sale 1,350 3.6625
Sale 800 3.685
Sale 1,700 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 1,000 3.6675
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.665
Sale 800 3.67
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 1,500 3.6675
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 1,000 3.685
Sale 4,000 3.625
Sale 400 3.685
Sale 2,000 3.6825
Sale 2,642 3.685
Sale 500,000 3.695
Sale 2,000 3.67
Sale 6,000 3.67
Sale 5,000 3.625
Sale 2,500 3.67
Sale 1,300 3.67
Sale 1,150 3.6625
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 750 3.67
Sale 2,000 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 1,600 3.67
Sale 850 3.67
Sale 950 3.685
Sale 1,400 3.67
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 2,000 3.6625
Sale 3,000 3.685
Sale 1,400 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 3,500 3.625
Sale 1,250 3.625
Sale 6,000 3.625
Sale 1,900 3.67
Sale 1,600 3.67
Sale 11,000 3.66
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 1,400 3.6625
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 2,000 3.625
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 17,500 3.6625
Sale 2,000 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 1,400 3.685
Sale 2,000 3.6675
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 2,725 3.665
Sale 2,300 3.67
Sale 800 3.67
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 4,000 3.67
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 700 3.67
Sale 2,500 3.625
Sale 170,000 3.66
Sale 1,300 3.67
Sale 18,000 3.6625
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 2,000 3.66
Sale 400 3.67
Sale 1,800 3.67
Sale 500 3.67
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 400 3.67
Sale 1,500 3.665
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 3,000 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 3,800 3.67
Sale 2,000 3.6675
Sale 1,500 3.6675
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 5,500 3.6625
Sale 1,300 3.67
Sale 1,400 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 2,500 3.6675
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 800 3.67
Sale 1,250 3.6625
Sale 600 3.67
Sale 800 3.67
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 535 3.66
Sale 554 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 2,000 3.6675
Sale 5,000 3.625
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 8,000 3.6625
Sale 2,000 3.67
Sale 2,200 3.67
Sale 1,400 3.67
Sale 1,300 3.67
Sale 2,300 3.67
Sale 450 3.685
Sale 500 3.67
Sale 1,300 3.67
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 1,125 3.67
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 3,000 3.66
Sale 750 3.67
Sale 700 3.685
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 1,075 3.67
Sale 8,900 3.66
Sale 1,000 3.6675
Sale 2,000 3.6625
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 800 3.6625
Sale 5,000 3.625
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 3,924 3.6834
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 2,000 3.625
Sale 1,400 3.685
Sale 15,800 3.66
Sale 3,000 3.67
Sale 18,000 3.66
Sale 3,000 3.67
Sale 10,500 3.685
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 650 3.685
Sale 1,500 3.6675
Sale 2,500 3.685
Sale 2,000 3.6675
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 2,000 3.625
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 450 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 800 3.67
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 4,500 3.665
Sale 750 3.685
Sale 800 3.67
Sale 1,500 3.6675
Sale 2,100 3.66
Sale 2,000 3.625
Sale 2,000 3.6675
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 2,800 3.685
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 1,400 3.67
Sale 13,000 3.665
Sale 2,000 3.67
Sale 1,800 3.67
Sale 2,800 3.625
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 1,400 3.66
Sale 5,300 3.665
Sale 800 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.6625
Sale 2,000 3.67
Sale 1,600 3.6625
Sale 800 3.67
Sale 4,500 3.66
Sale 2,200 3.67
Sale 2,000 3.6675
Sale 1,348 3.665
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 1,100 3.685
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 1,800 3.685
Sale 2,000 3.67
Sale 500 3.67
Sale 700 3.6625
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 3,000 3.6675
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 850 3.67
Sale 1,600 3.625
Sale 800 3.66
Sale 500 3.67
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 1,500 3.66
Sale 1,300 3.67
Sale 2,000 3.67
Sale 2,800 3.6625
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 5,000 3.625
Sale 1,300 3.67
Sale 2,000 3.625
Sale 12,500 3.6675
Sale 700 3.67
Sale 1,100 3.6625
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 7,800 3.66
Sale 2,000 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 1,500 3.6675
Sale 5,750 3.625
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 350 3.685
Sale 1,135 3.665
Sale 2,800 3.665
Sale 1,250 3.6625
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 3,000 3.67
Sale 6,500 3.6625
Sale 1,500 3.6675
Sale 1,000 3.6625
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 2,500 3.625
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 1,280 3.66
Sale 1,300 3.685
Sale 1,650 3.6625
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 600 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 2,000 3.665
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 15,000 3.67
Sale 3,000 3.625
Sale 800 3.67
Sale 4,350 3.67
Sale 900 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 2,000 3.6625
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 1,800 3.67
Sale 16,500 3.66
Sale 2,000 3.67
Sale 1,000 3.685
Sale 9,000 3.66
Sale 600 3.67
Sale 4,000 3.625
Sale 2,500 3.625
Sale 2,000 3.67
Sale 1,000 3.685
Sale 618 3.67
Sale 800 3.67
Sale 1,900 3.6625
Sale 1,300 3.67
Sale 2,500 3.6675
Sale 1,500 3.6625
Sale 4,000 3.67
Sale 6,500 3.685
Sale 900 3.67
Sale 1,300 3.67
Sale 350 3.685
Sale 26,000 3.665
Sale 4,500 3.685
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 5,000 3.66
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 2,700 3.665
Sale 500 3.685
Sale 2,200 3.67
Sale 2,000 3.625
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 2,000 3.625
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 700 3.665
Sale 2,000 3.685
Sale 2,000 3.6675
Sale 500 3.67
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 1,100 3.67
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 400 3.67
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 1,000 3.685
Sale 750 3.67
Sale 1,750 3.625
Sale 5,500 3.685
Sale 2,000 3.665
Sale 15,000 3.66
Sale 1,300 3.67
Sale 440 3.625
Sale 4,000 3.665
Sale 2,000 3.67
Sale 800 3.685
Sale 6,500 3.6625
Sale 3,000 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 475 3.685
Sale 350 3.665
Sale 3,000 3.67
Sale 757 3.67
Sale 1,700 3.67
Sale 4,200 3.6625
Sale 1,100 3.67
Sale 3,293 3.665
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 1,800 3.67
Sale 1,250 3.6625
Sale 14,500 3.6625
Sale 1,485 3.685
Sale 1,025 3.625
Sale 1,000 3.6675
Sale 1,000 3.6675
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 1,800 3.685
Sale 1,500 3.6625
Sale 700 3.67
Sale 5,000 3.625
Sale 2,500 3.6675
Sale 1,500 3.6675
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 5,200 3.66
Sale 5,000 3.6625
Sale 1,750 3.625
Sale 2,000 3.67
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 1,000 3.625
Sale 3,300 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 725 3.625
Sale 4,500 3.685
Sale 2,500 3.625
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 2,000 3.67
Sale 600 3.67
Sale 1,000 3.6625
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 1,500 3.6675
Sale 1,900 3.685
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 800 3.67
Sale 2,000 3.67
Sale 1,450 3.66
Sale 1,400 3.685
Sale 5,000 3.625
Sale 270 3.6625
Sale 3,800 3.6625
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 1,800 3.67
Sale 11,700 3.66
Sale 219 3.67
Sale 9,655 3.6635
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 2,000 3.625
Sale 3,500 3.625
Sale 1,045 3.6625
Sale 2,400 3.67
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 7,000 3.66
Sale 2,000 3.67
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 5,700 3.66
Sale 4,000 3.665
Sale 1,000 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 1,800 3.67
Sale 6,000 3.685
Sale 1,300 3.67
Sale 800 3.67
Sale 700 3.67
Sale 1,500 3.67
Sale 1,750 3.625
Sale 2,000 3.6625
Sale 1,000 3.665
Sale 2,400 3.625
Sale 2,000 3.6675
Sale 1,200 3.67
Sale 4,000 3.6625
Sale 1,600 3.6825
Sale 800 3.6675
Sale 1,500 3.6625
Sale 2,000 3.6625
Sale 1,800 3.625
Sale 1,500 3.6625
Sale 1,400 3.67
Sale 500 3.67
Sale 1,800 3.665
Sale 1,300 3.67
Sale 4,000 3.6625
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 9810 3.6583
CFD Long 9655 3.6635
CFD Long 3924 3.6834
(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 11 February 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