Rule 8.3 - CATTLES

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              CATTLES
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               15 February 2007

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         12,175,644     3.69%         44,218    0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives         205,668     0.06%        607,528    0.18%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and               0     0.00%              0    0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                12,381,312     3.75%        651,746    0.20%


(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      5,232                4.6725
Purchase      1,332                4.6825
Purchase      4,905                4.6716
Purchase      7,486                4.6443
Purchase      6,553                4.6443
Purchase      3,194                4.6443
Purchase      3,274                4.6807
Sale          4,100                4.6857
Sale          1,516                4.6666
Sale          5,538                4.6725
Sale          2,900                4.6783
Sale          33                   4.6725

  (b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,     Long/Short     Number of      Price per
(e.g. CFD)        (Note 6)       Securities     unit (GBP)
CFD               Short          9273           4.6713
CFD               Short          4905           4.6716
CFD               Long           1516           4.6665
CFD               Long           2900           4.6783
CFD               Long           14963          4.6819
CFD               Long           4100           4.6856


(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 (Note 5)
                varying etc.      relates (Note 7)


(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

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                         16 February 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           0207 116 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