Rule 8.3- BBI Holdings

RNS Number:9016L
UBS AG
16 January 2008





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)                    UBS AG London Branch

Company dealt in                                    BBI Holdings Plc

Class of relevant security to which the dealings    Ord 25p
being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing                                     15 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                    3,561,993     8.29%        0       0.00%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/
sell
Total                                      3,561,993     8.29%        0       0.00%




(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)
         PURCHASE                  227,000                 201.201 pence







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




(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,e.g.    selling,     securities    price   American,    date   money paid/
   call     purchasing,  to which the            European            received
  option   varying etc.     option                 etc.              per unit
                           relates                                   (Note 5)
                           (Note 7)




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




(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.



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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)
            NO




Date of disclosure                                 16 JANUARY 2008

Contact name                                       NIMISHA SACHDEV

Telephone number                                   020 7568 9289

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with   N/A
which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection     N/A
(Note 10)






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