Biffa Plc - Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:8040L
Biffa Plc
15 January 2008

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

Biffa Plc announces that on 15 January 2008 it received the following
notification under the DTR Rules from Barclays PLC.

K Woodward
Company Secretary
01494 521221

TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached:

Biffa Plc

2. Reason for the notification State (Yes/No)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights ( Y )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
which may result in the acquisition of shares already
issued to which voting rights are attached ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights ( )

Other (please specify): ( )

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Barclays PLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)

Barclays Bank (Suisse) SA
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd
Barclays Capital Inc
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd
Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd
Barclays Global Investors Ltd
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd
Barclays Private Bank Ltd
Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd
Gerrard Investment Management Ltd
Walbrook Trustees (Jersey) Ltd

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed
or reached:

11 January 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

14 January 2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

3% to below reportable %

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of Situation
shares if possible previous to
using the ISIN Code the Triggering
Transaction

Number Number of
of Shares Voting Rights

GB00B129PL77 10,985,440 10,985,440

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number Number of voting % of voting rights
of shares rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

Not Not Not Not Not
reportable reportable reportable reportable reportable

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of
financial date Conversion rights that may be voting
instrument Period/ Date acquired if the rights
instrument
is exercised/
converted
N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights

Not reportable Not reportable

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Barclays Bank (Suisse) SA
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd
Barclays Capital Inc
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd
Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd
Barclays Global Investors Ltd
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd
Barclays Private Bank Ltd
Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd
Gerrard Investment Management Ltd
Walbrook Trustees (Jersey) Ltd

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A

13. Additional information: N/A

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