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:

21 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:

7,261,359

0.97%

785,114

0.10%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

229,388

0.03%

6,354,694

0.85%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

7,490,747

1.00%

7,139,808

0.95%

(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

169

1.3309 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

707

1.3260 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

940

1.3240 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,305

1.3280 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,527

1.3501 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

4,406

1.3310 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

5,004

1.3095 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

6,435

1.3286 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

7,385

1.3100 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

21,653

1.3234 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

25,367

1.3239 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

112,549

1.3261 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

169

1.3310 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

733

1.3370 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

972

1.3200 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,305

1.3280 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,349

1.3100 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,688

1.3304 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,144

1.3260 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,153

1.3081 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,529

1.3270 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,530

1.3209 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,893

1.3239 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,971

1.3283 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

8,962

1.3278 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

32,955

1.3240 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

36,312

1.3244 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

113,141

1.3259 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

48

1.3310 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

145

1.3219 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

3,893

1.3239 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

10,506

1.3468 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

12,374

1.3170 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

14,454

1.3254 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

18,687

1.3298 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Long

72,582

1.3238 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

391

1.3309 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

624

1.3186 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

3,079

1.3530 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,208

1.3317 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

12,109

1.3312 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

19,808

1.3233 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

20,541

1.3339 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

67,485

1.3240 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:

22 Jun 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213