1st Nov 2007 11:54
Biffa Plc01 November 2007 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES Biffa Plc announces that on 31 October 2007 it received the followingnotification under the DTR Rules from Legal & General Group Plc. K WoodwardCompany Secretary01494 521221 TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares towhich voting rights are attached: Biffa Plc 2. Reason for the notification State (Yes/No) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights ( Y ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instrumentswhich may result in the acquisition of shares alreadyissued to which voting rights are attached ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights ( ) Other (please specify): ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Legal & General Assurance Group Plc (L&G) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 17 October 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 31 October 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: from 3% - 4% (L&G) 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation shares if possible previous to using the ISIN Code the Triggering Transaction Number Number of of Shares Voting Rights GB00B129PL77 12,239,556 12,239,556 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Number Number of voting % of voting rights of shares rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 14,135,838 14,135,838 N/A 4.04% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of financial date Conversion rights that may be voting instrument Period/ Date acquired if the rights instrument is exercised/ converted N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 14,135,838 4.04% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (14,135,838 - 4.04% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Limited (Direct) (LGIH)(12,477,509 - 3.56% = PMC) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance SocietyManagement) Limited (PMC) Limited (LGAS & LGPL)(12,477,509 - 3.56% = PMC) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 349,871,336 Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large number of disclosures required following a substantial amount of new business which has come to us in the form of an in-specie transfer. END This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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