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:

12 July 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:

7,533,155

1.00%

1,291,926

0.17%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

618,248

0.08%

6,829,993

0.91%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

8,151,403

1.09%

8,121,919

1.08%

(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 PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

5p ordinary

Purchase

321

1.2689 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

750

1.2570 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

753

1.2290 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,308

1.2540 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,340

1.2690 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

5,000

1.2652 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

8,234

1.2333 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

20,032

1.2472 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

31,714

1.2621 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,835

1.2494 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,911

1.2658 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

4,048

1.2589 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

4,434

1.2586 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

5,044

1.2590 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

9,678

1.2625 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

9,809

1.2617 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

10,941

1.2592 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

11,158

1.2616 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

12,203

1.2690 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

15,000

1.2600 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

15,214

1.2620 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

34,127

1.2614 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

61,808

1.2536 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

23

1.2589 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

5,983

1.2643 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Long

12,876

1.2577 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

16,244

1.2689 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

17,860

1.2545 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

19,702

1.2538 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

20,476

1.2571 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

26,808

1.2518 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

35,000

1.2595 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

244

1.2510 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,908

1.2527 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,340

1.2690 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

3,852

1.2351 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

5,000

1.2652 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

6,879

1.2506 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

7,990

1.2327 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

9,451

1.2504 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 person 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:

13 Jul 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213