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Biffa Plc07 December 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Biffa Plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest AMVESCAP PLC 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 Non-Beneficial interest 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Bank of Ireland (Dublin) 417,431Bank of New York 55,869Banque Paribas (Frankfurt) 378,103Bank of New York (Brussels) 26,768JP Morgan Chase 69,433Chase Nominees 1,967,730Vidacos Nominees 27,761,733HSBC Bank PLC (London) 606,337Japan Trustee Saving Bank 1,458Mellon Bank, Pittsburgh 235,937Santander Central Hispano Investment 17,029State Street Trust & Banking Co (London) 3,105,220Trust & Custody Services JP 2,915Northern Trust Company (London) 408,322 35,054,285 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 539,326 6. Percentage of issued class 0.15% 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security Ordinary Shares 10. Date of transaction Not disclosed 11. Date company informed 6 December 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 35,054,285 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 10.02% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Keith Woodward 01494 521221 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Keith Woodward, Company Secretary, Biffa Plc Date of notification 7 December 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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