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:

29 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:

7,859,110

1.05%

1,014,160

0.14%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

440,839

0.06%

7,149,493

0.95%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

8,299,949

1.11%

8,163,653

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

33

1.3320 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

33

1.3319 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

83

1.3304 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

354

1.3219 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

692

1.3270 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

741

1.3150 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

784

1.3335 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

827

1.3180 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,501

1.3294 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,981

1.3240 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

6,054

1.3287 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

6,115

1.3380 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

6,457

1.3196 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

7,678

1.3170 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

9,997

1.3100 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

19,438

1.3239 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

23,954

1.3104 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

33,359

1.3141 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

56,416

1.3223 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

59,528

1.3146 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

33

1.3320 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

207

1.3265 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

354

1.3220 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

630

1.3270 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

741

1.3150 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

784

1.3335 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,889

1.3230 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

4,916

1.3170 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

7,797

1.3250 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

8,152

1.3127 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

10,417

1.3293 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

27,306

1.3100 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

28,269

1.3258 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

38,576

1.3186 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

137,261

1.3125 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

1,268

1.3299 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

3,124

1.3260 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

5,603

1.3222 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

13,954

1.3270 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

17,038

1.3099 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

20,270

1.3252 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

34,345

1.3254 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Long

115,030

1.3098 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

83

1.3304 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

4,362

1.3218 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,703

1.3248 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

7,624

1.3176 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

20,609

1.3250 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

21,138

1.3167 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

25,731

1.3130 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

31,595

1.3100 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:

30 Jun 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213