AXA IM UK Ltd/AXA Framlington IM Ltd: Rule 8.3 - Biffa Plc

7 december 2007 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) | AXA Investment Managers UK | | | Limited/AXA Framlington | | | Investment Management Limited | |-----------------------------------+-------------------------------| | Company dealt in | Biffa Plc | |-----------------------------------+-------------------------------| | Class of relevant security to | Ordinary shares | | which the dealings being | | | disclosed relate (Note 2) | | |-----------------------------------+-------------------------------| | Date of dealing | 06/12/07 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3) +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Long | Short | | | | | |----------------------------------+-------------------+------------| | | Number (%) | Number (%) | |----------------------------------+-------------------+------------| | (1) Relevant securities | 6,444,014 (1.84%) | | |----------------------------------+-------------------+------------| | (2) Derivatives (other than | | | | options) | | | |----------------------------------+-------------------+------------| | (3) Options and agreements to | | | | purchase/sell | | | |----------------------------------+-------------------+------------| | Total | 6,444,014 (1.84%) | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ (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 | | | |-----------------------------------------+------------+------------| | (2) Derivatives (other than options) | | | |-----------------------------------------+------------+------------| | (3) Options and agreements to | | | | purchase/sell | | | |-----------------------------------------+------------+------------| | Total | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ (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) | |---------------+----------------------+-------------------------| | Sale | 10,000 | 3.35p | +----------------------------------------------------------------+ (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Product | Long/short (Note | Number of securities | Price per | | name, | 6) | (Note 7) | unit (Note | | e.g. CFD | | | 5) | |----------+------------------+------------------------+------------| | | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Product |Writing, |Number of |Exercise|Type, e.g.|Expiry|Option money | |name, |selling, |securities to which|price |American, |date |paid/received | |e.g. call|purchasing, |the option relates | |European | |per unit (Note| |option |varying etc.|(Note 7) | |etc. | |5) | |---------+------------+-------------------+--------+----------+------+--------------| +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ (ii) Exercising +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Product name, e.g. | Number of securities | Exercise price per | | call option | | unit (Note 5) | |--------------------+----------------------+-----------------------| | | | | | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Nature of transaction | Details | Price per unit (if applicable) | | (Note 8) | | (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 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. | |-------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Date of disclosure | 07/12/2007 | |---------------------------------------------------+---------------| | Contact name | Maria Mauro | |---------------------------------------------------+---------------| | Telephone number | 0207 003 2812 | |---------------------------------------------------+---------------| | If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with | N/A | | which connected | | |---------------------------------------------------+---------------| | If a connected EFM, state nature of connection | N/A | | (Note 10) | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ ---END OF MESSAGE---