Rule 8.3 - BTG

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              BTG
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               03 December 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       4,956,084     3.28%       253,195      0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives      253,195     0.17%        26,491      0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              5,209,279     3.44%      279,686       0.18%

(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      21,538               1.6100
Purchase      23,960               1.6252
Purchase      133,202              1.6199
Purchase      28,340               1.6426
Purchase      11,216               1.6134
Purchase      7,878                1.5928
Purchase      1,435                1.6100
Purchase      195,632              1.6314
Purchase      4,397                1.6312
Purchase      484                  1.6100
Purchase      65,969               1.6314
Purchase      7,262                1.6100
Purchase      12,117               1.6100
Purchase      110,063              1.6314
Purchase      13,040               1.6313
Sale          20,519               1.6073
Sale          38,847               1.6556
Sale          2,202                1.6153
Sale          20,567               1.6581
Sale          3,162                1.6204
Sale          2,651                1.6400

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short      Number of       Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)        Securities      unit (GBP)
CFD            Long            20519           1.6073
CFD            Long            2202            1.6152
CFD            Long            3162            1.6204
CFD            Long            2651            1.64
CFD            Long            38847           1.6556
CFD            Long            20567           1.658
CFD            Short           11216           1.6134
CFD            Short           133202          1.6198
CFD            Short           23960           1.6251
CFD            Short           28340           1.6425

(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                         04 December 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)