Rule 8 - BIG FOOD GROUP
January 19 2005 - 8:01AM
UK Regulatory
FORM 8.1/8.3
Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack, if appropriate, and the Takeover Panel. Use separate form for
each class of securities in which dealings have been made.
Date of Disclosure 19 January 2005
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b) (i) and 8.3 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS
AND MERGERS
Date of Dealing 18 January 2005
Dealing in BIG FOOD GROUP
Class of securities (eg ordinary shares) ORD GBP 0.10
(2) Amount bought Amount sold Price per unit
20,730 0 0.9450
24,059 0 0.9438
Barclays PLC is party to certain CFD and Swap transactions (see below). The resultant
holdings total includes hedges against CFDs (long 19,851 shares)
(3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled
(and percentage of class) 25,232,441 (7.32%)
(4) Party making disclosure Barclays PLC
(5) EITHER (a) Name of purchaser / vendor (Note 1)
(b) if dealing for discretionary clients, name of fund management organisation
Barclays PLC
(6) Reason for disclosure (Note 2)
(a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3) NO
(ii) offeree NO
Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)
(b) Rule 8.3 (I.e disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or more of the class
of relevant securities dealt in) YES
Signed for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above
Geoff Smith
Telephone and extension number
0207 699 2305
Form 8 Enclosure
Date of Disclosure: 19 January 2005
Contracts For Differences
A purchaser of a CFD will realise a gain if the price of the underlying security goes up. A seller
of a CFD will realise a gain if the price of the underlying security goes down. The CFD contracts
are open ended and there is no rollover into new contracts.
Big Food CFD
Long/Short Trade Date Buy/Sell Quantity Open Price
Short 17/09/2004 S 93,025 1.0218
Short 17/09/2004 S 267 1.0425
Short 21/09/2004 S 42,800 0.9850
Long 22/09/2004 B 47,890 0.9800
Short 22/09/2004 S 25,400 0.9850
Short 27/09/2004 S 13,900 0.9525
Short 04/10/2004 S 23,772 0.9532
Short 04/10/2004 S 24,600 0.9561
Long 12/10/2004 B 21,933 0.9290
Long 12/10/2004 B 10,761 0.9300
Long 13/10/2004 B 30,614 0.9262
Long 13/10/2004 B 10,000 0.9275
Long 15/10/2004 B 10,000 0.9100
Long 18/10/2004 B 25,493 0.9200
Short 18/10/2004 S 10,000 0.9200
Long 20/10/2004 B 5,156 0.9250
Short 21/10/2004 S 13,247 0.9300
Long 26/10/2004 B 13,414 0.9275
Long 27/10/2004 B 12,724 0.9350
Long 02/11/2004 B 5,767 0.9325
Short 03/11/2004 S 5,648 0.9475
Long 04/11/2004 B 6,528 0.9425
Long 05/11/2004 B 6,587 0.9474
Short 05/11/2004 S 6,587 0.9500
Long 08/11/2004 B 3,164 0.9100
Short 11/11/2004 S 33,600 0.9525
Long 12/11/2004 B 21,903 0.9437
Long 15/11/2004 B 9,600 0.9275
Short 17/11/2004 S 5,777 0.9100
Long 22/11/2004 B 48,088 0.8892
Long 22/11/2004 B 4,106 0.8825
Long 23/11/2004 B 21,304 0.8841
Long 23/11/2004 B 20,695 0.8729
Short 23/11/2004 S 6,075 0.8701
Short 23/11/2004 S 10,000 0.8825
Long 24/11/2004 B 41,989 0.8830
Long 25/11/2004 B 30,451 0.8764
Short 25/11/2004 S 9,313 0.8824
Long 26/11/2004 B 48,349 0.8694
Long 29/11/2004 B 3,933 0.8919
Long 30/11/2004 B 200,000 0.9290
Long 30/11/2004 B 25,361 0.9217
Long 30/11/2004 B 20,000 0.9137
Short 30/11/2004 S 34,236 0.9275
Long 01/12/2004 B 190,000 0.9265
Long 01/12/2004 B 29,691 0.9174
Short 01/12/2004 S 24,308 0.9225
Short 01/12/2004 S 390,000 0.9175
Short 03/12/2004 S 28,787 0.9175
Short 03/12/2004 S 56,942 0.9188
Long 06/12/2004 B 565 0.9223
Long 07/12/2004 B 10,600 0.9175
Short 13/12/2004 S 45,885 0.9250
Short 15/12/2004 S 54,595 0.9250
Short 15/12/2004 S 10,250 0.9250
Long 16/12/2004 B 10,800 0.9225
Short 16/12/2004 S 27,968 0.9250
Long 17/12/2004 B 6,730 0.9200
Long 04/01/2005 B 62,637 0.9400
Equity Swaps
An Equity Swap is a product where an agreement between two counterparties sees one party
receive the return on an asset from the other party and makes a payment to the other party
based on a fixed or floating rate of interest. The return can be either the price return or the
total return (i.e. including dividends).
Big Food Swap Trade Date Maturity Date Buy/Sell Quantity Open Price
Swap 28/10/2004 27/10/2005 S 100,000 0.9309
Swap 17/11/2004 27/10/2005 S 115,000 0.9103
Swap 22/11/2004 27/10/2005 S 175,000 0.8975
Swap 30/11/2004 27/10/2005 B 390,000 0.9175
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