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Cheyne Capital Management (UK) LLP11 February 2008 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) Cheyne Capital Management (UK) LLP Company dealt in Biffa Plc. Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 8th February 2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 0 0 0 0 (2) Derivatives (other than options) - CFD 6,200,000 1.77% 0 0 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 0 0 0 Total 6,200,000 1.77% 0 0 (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 0 0 0 0 (2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 0 0 0 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) (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 CFD Long 6,200,000 700,000 at GBp 363.06 299,997 at GBp 364.22 600,003 at GBp 364.40 1,500,000 at GBp 365.19 1,850,000 at GBp 366,76 1,250,000 at GBp 367.17 (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) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) (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 person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 11th February 2008 Contact name Aurelie Lauduique Telephone number 020 7968 7351 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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