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:

14 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:

7,387,089

0.98%

1,242,998

0.17%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

551,731

0.07%

6,762,604

0.90%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

7,938,820

1.06%

8,005,602

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

1,439

1.2630 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,930

1.2752 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

5,125

1.2550 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

20,303

1.2600 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

25,000

1.2601 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

36,917

1.2748 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

40,862

1.2851 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

43,997

1.2627 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

61,166

1.2685 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

9

1.2790 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

33

1.2757 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

684

1.2760 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,716

1.2846 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,942

1.2870 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,961

1.2800 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,278

1.2884 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,617

1.2696 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,752

1.2751 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,769

1.2890 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

5,125

1.2550 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

5,127

1.2685 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

6,723

1.2850 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

6,979

1.2621 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

7,445

1.2600 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

10,753

1.2572 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

11,687

1.2864 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

12,502

1.2601 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

21,295

1.2866 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

21,450

1.2575 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

21,874

1.2573 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

24,301

1.2599 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

26,963

1.2702 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

56,159

1.2752 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

12

1.2730 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

19

1.2755 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

31

1.2600 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

2,278

1.2884 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Long

4,862

1.2758 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

6,979

1.2621 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

10,262

1.2624 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

10,753

1.2703 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

13,284

1.2780 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

25,435

1.2790 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,955

1.2736 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,955

1.2752 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

6,402

1.2770 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

10,676

1.2644 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

10,755

1.2624 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

11,179

1.2665 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

18,424

1.2601 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

22,142

1.2600 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

24,044

1.2746 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

25,356

1.2601 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:

15 Jul 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213