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:

11 Aug 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:

6,975,863

0.93%

1,171,026

0.16%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

626,672

0.08%

6,545,776

0.87%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

7,602,535

1.01%

7,716,802

1.03%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

5p ordinary

Purchase

115

1.3050 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

659

1.3026 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,404

1.3205 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,494

1.3040 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,542

1.3118 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,543

1.3417 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,500

1.3100 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,851

1.3080 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,404

1.3200 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,665

1.3293 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,742

1.3176 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,785

1.3233 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

4,433

1.3375 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

4,560

1.3143 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

4,936

1.3384 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

5,000

1.3250 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

5,375

1.3243 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

6,318

1.3380 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

6,678

1.3039 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

7,754

1.2978 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

9,725

1.2949 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

9,885

1.3121 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

1.3420 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

10,000

1.2980 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

12,000

1.3010 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

43,495

1.2974 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

50,433

1.2950 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

88,096

1.2971 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3

1.2999 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

64

1.2996 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

488

1.3020 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

702

1.3380 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

752

1.2993 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,026

1.3050 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,309

1.2994 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,500

1.3100 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,139

1.3059 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,484

1.3066 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,665

1.3293 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

4,234

1.3385 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

4,630

1.3095 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

17,754

1.2980 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

21,237

1.3040 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

45,999

1.3171 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

60,234

1.2950 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

151,976

1.3083 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

3

1.3000 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

64

1.2996 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

752

1.2993 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,484

1.3066 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,369

1.3051 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,418

1.3098 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

9,509

1.3159 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Long

9,690

1.3047 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

21,208

1.3040 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

23,002

1.3236 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

50,482

1.2950 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

151,976

1.3084 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

49

1.2951 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,378

1.3190 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,200

1.3252 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

13,173

1.3031 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Short

15,703

1.3142 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Short

31,643

1.2951 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

32,000

1.3255 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

127,295

1.2950 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 exempt principal trader 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:

12 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213