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:

26 May 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:

7,407,892

0.99%

1,182,971

0.16%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

20,157,717

2.69%

6,420,409

0.86%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

27,565,609

3.67%

7,603,380

1.01%

(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

131

1.2973 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

845

1.3290 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,526

1.2580 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,671

1.2500 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

5,003

1.2542 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

8,657

1.2712 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

1.3180 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

10,617

1.2727 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

11,513

1.2912 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

15,709

1.2816 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

17,289

1.2920 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

19,118

1.2455 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

30,443

1.2882 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

40,803

1.2804 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

46,691

1.2969 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

52,462

1.2886 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

71,914

1.2782 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

143,748

1.2934 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

159,779

1.2878 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

303,607

1.2866 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

416,144

1.2910 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

426,848

1.2435 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

504,376

1.2503 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

562

1.2990 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

838

1.2924 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,479

1.2970 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,526

1.2950 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,703

1.2853 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,272

1.2899 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,378

1.2932 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,607

1.2914 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,657

1.2943 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,922

1.2901 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

4,561

1.2980 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

10,000

1.2908 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

10,859

1.2918 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

13,815

1.2718 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

15,888

1.2905 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

23,213

1.2909 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

35,180

1.2800 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

45,460

1.2893 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

58,267

1.2753 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

112,880

1.2951 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

201,552

1.2735 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,710,147

1.2877 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

25

1.2955 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,509

1.3117 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

10,000

1.2908 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

10,744

1.2878 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

10,750

1.2665 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

11,502

1.2691 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Long

35,000

1.2948 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

35,155

1.2800 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Long

49,189

1.2928 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

56,758

1.2744 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

142,591

1.2678 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,710,147

1.2877 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,731

1.2980 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

7,011

1.2979 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

10,704

1.2760 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

17,474

1.2834 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

23,759

1.2754 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

27,007

1.2981 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

29,451

1.2783 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

58,053

1.2947 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

111,964

1.2848 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

121,707

1.2855 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

136,284

1.2879 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

137,000

1.2830 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

416,144

1.2910 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

426,848

1.2435 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:

27 May 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213