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:

23 June 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:

7,805,489

1.04%

959,029

0.13%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

411,180

0.05%

7,059,999

0.94%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

8,216,669

1.10%

8,019,028

1.07%

(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

15

1.3530 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

87

1.3630 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

203

1.3300 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

207

1.3528 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

797

1.3463 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,815

1.3607 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

11,101

1.3466 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

36,513

1.3496 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

39,432

1.3478 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

42,491

1.3529 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

93,880

1.3489 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

18

1.3487 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

82

1.3413 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

195

1.3450 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

456

1.3600 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

763

1.3529 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

833

1.3410 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

913

1.3639 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

956

1.3491 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,123

1.3500 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,643

1.3419 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,463

1.3464 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,843

1.3603 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,137

1.3502 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

5,000

1.3580 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

5,722

1.3461 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

7,735

1.3645 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

11,426

1.3565 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

28,021

1.3530 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

52,590

1.3592 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

59,846

1.3517 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

74,989

1.3578 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

98,297

1.3507 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

167,338

1.3424 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

49

1.3480 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

58

1.3340 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

90

1.3530 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

913

1.3639 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

4,946

1.3379 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Long

6,823

1.3528 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

7,735

1.3645 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

11,329

1.3521 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

15,357

1.3529 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

16,478

1.3653 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

16,620

1.3526 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

23,547

1.3528 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

43,154

1.3567 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

52,590

1.3592 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

54,196

1.3525 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

167,338

1.3424 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

87

1.3630 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

203

1.3299 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

641

1.3590 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

797

1.3463 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,522

1.3430 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

3,183

1.3576 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,675

1.3523 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

7,681

1.3301 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

9,579

1.3472 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

13,404

1.3584 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

14,142

1.3513 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

29,958

1.3501 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

58,524

1.3480 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:

24 Jun 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213