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:

30 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:

6,144,191

0.82%

1,283,389

0.17%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

298,157

0.04%

4,828,368

0.64%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

6,442,348

0.86%

6,111,757

0.81%

(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

103

1.3490 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

801

1.3329 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

21,499

1.3044 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

31,318

1.3330 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

32,036

1.3193 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

37,552

1.3147 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

42,214

1.3142 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

70,242

1.3168 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

30

1.3108 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

31

1.3220 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

52

1.3430 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

110

1.3460 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

374

1.3340 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

591

1.3079 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

598

1.3050 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

852

1.3190 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,000

1.3230 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,028

1.3192 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,593

1.3101 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,507

1.3053 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,952

1.3255 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,446

1.3240 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

4,275

1.3330 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

4,837

1.3224 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

7,036

1.3239 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

10,935

1.3080 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

13,489

1.3177 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

110,015

1.3272 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

574,409

1.3068 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

591

1.3079 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,061

1.3239 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,891

1.3263 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

2,916

1.3218 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

4,275

1.3330 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

29,395

1.3214 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Long

35,084

1.3226 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

56,598

1.3286 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

574,409

1.3068 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

253

1.2992 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,275

1.3330 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

7,263

1.3141 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

13,485

1.3203 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

37,299

1.3148 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

38,591

1.3154 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

74,616

1.3121 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:

31 May 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213