Rule 8.3- BBI Holdings

RNS Number:7474J
Hargreave Hale Ltd
12 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 (Note 1)                  HARGREAVE HALE LIMITED (for
                                                 Discretionary Clients)
Company dealt in                                 BBI HOLDINGS PLC
Class of relevant security to which the dealings ORDINARY SHARES
being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing                                  11TH DECEMBER 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                       1,612,354 3.7568%    NONE
(2) Derivatives (other than options)          NONE                 NONE
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell   NONE                 NONE

                                      Total   1,612,354 3.7568%    NONE


(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                            NONE           NONE
(2) Derivatives (other than options)               NONE           NONE
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell        NONE           NONE
                                           Total   NONE           NONE


(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)

PURCHASE                 25,000                               184p
SALE                     25,000                               184p
PURCHASE                 25,000                             188.5p
SALE                     25,000                             188.5p



(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

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

CFD          LONG                                 25,000                   184p
CFD          SHORT                                25,000                   184p
CFD          LONG                                 25,000                 188.5p
CFD          SHORT                                25,000                 188.5p





(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product Writing,       Number of          Exercise Type, e.g.  Expiry Option
name,   selling,       securities to               American,          money
        purchasing,    which the option            European
        varying etc.   relates (Note 7)            etc.
e.g.                                      price                date   paid/
call                                                                  received
option                                                                per unit
                                                                      (Note 5)
NONE



(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call       Number of           Exercise price per unit (Note
option                        securities          5)
NONE


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

Nature of transaction (Note 8)  Details  Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)
NONE










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) NO



Date of disclosure                                            12TH DECEMBER 2007
Contact name                                                  DAVID CLUEIT
Telephone number                                              01253 754739
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






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