Rule 8.1- (BBI Holdings Plc)

RNS Number:2133M
Singer & Friedlander AIM 3 VCT PLC
21 January 2008

FORM 8.1



          DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES
                  FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
      (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)





1.         KEY INFORMATION


Name of person dealing (Note 1)                  Singer & Friedlander AIM 3 VCT
Company dealt in                                 BBI Holdings Ord
Class of relevant security to which the          2.5 pence
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing                                  14th  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 securities                             126,622          0.29               Nil              N/A
                                                   

(2) Derivatives (other than options)                  Nil            N/A                Nil              N/A


(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell           Nil            N/A                Nil              N/A


Total                                                 Nil            N/A                Nil              N/A





(b)        Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,
other than the class dealt in (Note 3)


Class of relevant security:                                 Long                              Short


                                                   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 (Note 5)
  Sale                                 383,395                               2.035



(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product name,         Long/short (Note 6)       Number of securities (Note 7)        Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD
                                                              



(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product name,         Writing, selling, Number of securities  Exercise   Type, e.g.      Expiry     Option money
e.g. call option        purchasing,     to which the option   price      American,       date       paid/received per
                      varying etc.      relates (Note 7)                 European etc.              unit (Note 5)
                                                     


(ii)        Exercising


Product name, e.g. call option         Number of securities    Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
                                                              


(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction (Note 8)         Details                Price per unit (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. 

  None


Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                      (YES/NO) -   No


Date of disclosure                                               21 January 2008

Contact name                                                       Kate Beusmans

Telephone number                                                  [phone]

Name of offeree/offeror with which associated                      
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)          



Notes



The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk



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