RNS Number:8897L
Hargreave Hale Ltd
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)                  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                                  15th 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                         672,547 1.567%     NONE

(2) Derivatives (other than options)            NONE               NONE

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell     NONE               NONE

Total                                           672,547 1.567%     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)

SALE             250,000                               201p
SALE             200,000                             200.4p




(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

NONE





(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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



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                                             16th JANUARY 2008

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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