RNS Number:7922L
Hargreave Hale Ltd
15 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                                  14th 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                        1,122,547 2.616%    NONE
(2) Derivatives (other than options)           NONE                NONE
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell    NONE                NONE
                                       Total   1,122,547 2.616%    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                          150,000                            203p




(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product      Long/short    Number of securities     Price per unit 
name,        (Note 6)      (Note 7)                 (Note 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
name,   selling,       securities to      price    American,   date   money
        purchasing,    which the option            European           paid/
        varying etc.   relates (Note 7)            etc.               received
e.g.                                                                  per unit
call                                                                  (Note 5)
option                                                                
                                                                      
NONE



(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call       Number of           Exercise price per unit 
option                        securities          (Note 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                                             15th 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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