Rule 8.3- BBI Holdings Plc

RNS Number:8771J
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
13 December 2007


                                                                                                                        
     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                                       Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited

Company dealt in                                             BBI Holdings Plc

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being       Ordinary Shares
disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing                                              11-11-2007


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 securities                     1200000                  2.796
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total                                       1200000                  2.796


(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

(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
PURCHASE                                   1125000                                       1.83586
PURCHASE                                   75000                                         1.8472

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, e.g. CFD    Long/short (Note 6)     Number of securities (Note 7)          Price per unit (Note 5)


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


Is a Supplemental Form 8.3 attached?  (Note 9)   No

Date of disclosure                                            13-11-2007
Contact name                                                 Collins, Carolyn
Telephone number                                             44 20 7888 0241
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected
Nature of connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at  
http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/.




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