Rule 8.3 - Biffa plc

20th Feb 2008 15:15

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 \* TName of person dealing (Note 1) Halcyon Asset Management LLC and Halcyon Offshore Asset Management LLC on behalf of discretionary clients----------------------------------------------------------------------Company dealt in Biffa plc----------------------------------------------------------------------Class of relevant security to Ordinary Shares which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)----------------------------------------------------------------------Date of dealing February 19, 2008----------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) \* T Long Short---------------------------------------------------------------------- Number (%) Number (%)----------------------------------------------------------------------(1) Relevant securities----------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 4,091,044 1.16929%----------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell----------------------------------------------------------------------Total 4,091,044 1.16929%----------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 3) \* TClass of relevant security: Long Short---------------------------------------------------------------------- Number (%) Number (%)----------------------------------------------------------------------(1) Relevant securities----------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options)----------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell----------------------------------------------------------------------Total----------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) \* TClass of relevant security: Details---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) \* TProduct name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities Price per unite.g. CFD (Note 7) (Note 5)----------------------------------------------------------------------CFD Long 121,044 shares 3.655475 GBPCFD Long 50,000 shares 3.6555 GBP----------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying \* TProduct Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option name, selling, securities price American, date moneye.g. purchasing, to which European paid/ call varying the option etc. received option etc. relates per unit (Note 7) (Note 5)---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (ii) Exercising \* TProduct name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unit call option (Note 5)---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) \* TNature of transaction Details Price per unit (if (Note 8) applicable)(Note 5)---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives \* TFull 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.---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------\* T \* TIs a Supplemental Form 8 attached? NO (Note 9) ----------------------------------------------------------------------Date of disclosure February 19, 2008----------------------------------------------------------------------Contact name Nancy I. Fox----------------------------------------------------------------------Telephone number 212-303-9404----------------------------------------------------------------------If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected----------------------------------------------------------------------If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)----------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. Copyright Business Wire 2008

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