Brewin Dolphin Ltd - Rule 8.3- Biffa PLC

RNS Number:1669R
Brewin Dolphin Limited
31 March 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) Brewin Dolphin Limited

Company dealt in Biffa

Class of relevant security to which Ord GBP0.10
the dealings being disclosed relate
(Note 2)

Date of dealing 28/03/08

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 5,173,869 1.4788%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell

Total 5,173,869 1.4788%

Difference of 5862 shares
since previous disclosure
due to client Agreement
Changes & Transfers in.

(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 369 347.75p

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product Long/short Number of Price per
name, e.g. (Note 6) securities unit (Note 5)
CFD (Note 7)

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Option
name,e.g. selling, securities price e.g. date money
call purchasing, to which American, paid/
option varying the option European received
etc. relates etc. per unit
(Note 7) (Note 5)

(ii) Exercising

Product name, Number of Exercise price per unit
e.g. call option securities (Note 5)

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (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 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.

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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO

Date of disclosure 31/03/08

Contact name Mark Taylor

Telephone number 0191 279 7332

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 at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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