Rule 8.3- BBI Holdings Plc
Rathbone Brothers PLC
12 December 2007
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing (Note 1) Rathbone Brothers Plc (Entity reporting)
Rathbone Unit Trust Management Limited (Entity dealing)
Company dealt in BBI Holdings Plc
Class of relevant security to which the 2.5p Ordinary
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 11 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 57,274 (0.13)
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total 57,274 (0.13)
(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 n/a
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
n/a
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)
SALE 507,000 184p
SALE 600,000 185p
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD
n/a
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
purchasing, to which the option American,
e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date paid/received per
unit (Note 5)
n/a
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
n/a
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)
n/a
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 12 December 2007
Contact name Dorothy Darragh
Telephone number 020 7399 0000
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected n/a
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) n/a
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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