Form 8.3 - FirstGroup plc

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

FIRSTGROUP PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

09 Aug 2022

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

Class of relevant security:

5p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

7,119,745

0.95%

1,276,857

0.17%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

689,055

0.09%

6,679,530

0.89%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

7,808,800

1.04%

7,956,387

1.06%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights

concerned and relevant percentages:

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,095

1.3600 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,205

1.3510 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,529

1.3560 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,500

1.3570 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

5,000

1.3590 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

7,388

1.3580 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

7,610

1.3640 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

10,591

1.3593 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

11,965

1.3519 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

14,182

1.3529 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

14,998

1.3609 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

22,209

1.3645 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

22,554

1.3606 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

26,827

1.3517 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

37,090

1.3620 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

70,557

1.3520 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

10

1.3510 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

33

1.3536 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

311

1.3486 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,822

1.3489 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

6,156

1.3570 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

7,610

1.3640 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

14,186

1.3552 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

14,776

1.3580 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

16,398

1.3620 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

18,890

1.3557 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

59,293

1.3520 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

10

1.3510 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

13

1.3570 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

20

1.3515 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,180

1.3500 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,128

1.3507 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Long

2,973

1.3543 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,463

1.3533 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,927

1.3641 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

9,259

1.3504 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

12,279

1.3560 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

47,328

1.3520 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,328

1.3585 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

4,044

1.3532 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Short

4,777

1.3521 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,862

1.3530 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

10,198

1.3514 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

61,282

1.3520 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

100,000

1.3607 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

10 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213