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Bear Stearns Intl. Trading Ltd17 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) Bear Stearns International Trading LimitedCompany dealt in Biffa PlcClass of relevant security to which the 10p Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)Date of dealing 16/01/2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 4,622,977 1.321% 1,304 0.000 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 532,050 0.152%(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 4,622,977 1.321% 533,354 0.152% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan 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/sellTotal (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Currency Price (Note 5) B 15,300 GBP 325.00 B 188,146 GBP 325.50 B 249,251 GBP 326.00 B 5,125 GBP 326.25 B 5,000 GBP 326.50 B 1,995 GBP 326.75 B 104,283 GBP 327.00 B 37,191 GBP 327.50 B 2,900,000 GBP 327.67 B 6,817 GBP 327.75 B 130,997 GBP 328.00 B 9,900 GBP 328.25 B 1,286 GBP 328.75 B 8,642 GBP 329.00 S 123,500 GBP 326.00 S 800 GBP 326.50 S 3,564,280 GBP 327.61 S 198,994 GBP 327.84 S 22,025 GBP 328.00 S 4,300 GBP 328.25 S 15,000 GBP 328.50 S 51,552 GBP 329.00 S 42,444 GBP 329.25 S 15,030 GBP 329.39 S 42 GBP 329.75 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Currency Price per unit (Note 5) CFD Short 54,970 GBP 329.14 c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Optionname,e.g. selling, securities to price American, date money paid/call purchasing, which the European receivedoption varying etc. option etc. per unit relates (Note (Note 5) 7) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)call option (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. .............................................................................. ........................................................................ Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 17/01/2008 Contact name Lee Mart Telephone number 020 7516 5860 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with N/Awhich connectedIf a connected EFM, state nature of connection N/A(Note 10) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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