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:

22 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:

8,038,967

1.07%

892,659

0.12%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

339,731

0.05%

7,265,377

0.97%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

8,378,698

1.12%

8,158,036

1.09%

(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

688

1.3174 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,200

1.3700 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,448

1.3167 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,300

1.3525 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

4,755

1.3505 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

7,134

1.3678 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

7,907

1.3636 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

12,660

1.3679 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

28,200

1.3401 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

37,388

1.3689 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

41,373

1.3578 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

88,527

1.3651 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,150,000

1.3592 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1

1.3950 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

168

1.3520 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

263

1.3120 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

375

1.3450 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,293

1.3590 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,809

1.3825 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,135

1.3169 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,511

1.3622 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,928

1.3690 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,300

1.3525 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,370

1.3606 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,631

1.3671 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

4,845

1.3791 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

6,887

1.3721 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

8,055

1.3514 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

8,633

1.3665 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

9,367

1.3821 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

10,266

1.3455 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

14,361

1.3535 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

16,608

1.3674 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

31,945

1.3939 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

36,742

1.3568 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

43,688

1.3562 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

99,101

1.3505 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

110,343

1.3663 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

291,892

1.3882 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

1.3370 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

147

1.3785 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

8,775

1.3292 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

14,391

1.3949 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

23,125

1.3572 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

35,250

1.3649 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

44,875

1.3842 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

60,702

1.3604 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

70,686

1.3783 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Long

178,328

1.3948 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1

1.3070 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,341

1.3756 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

5,050

1.3591 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

13,955

1.3675 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

19,649

1.3550 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

45,672

1.3651 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,150,000

1.3592 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:

23 Jun 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213