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:

17 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:

7,291,313

0.97%

793,214

0.11%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

239,634

0.03%

6,310,950

0.84%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

7,530,947

1.00%

7,104,164

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

332

1.3850 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,300

1.3558 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,196

1.3364 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,133

1.3328 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

17,202

1.3363 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

20,396

1.3352 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

25,000

1.3412 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

27,882

1.3330 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

1.3381 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,038,020

1.3334 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

332

1.3850 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

332

1.3851 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

685

1.3420 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

736

1.3490 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

774

1.3668 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

801

1.3656 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,225

1.3817 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,305

1.3607 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,346

1.3430 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,551

1.3800 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,662

1.3619 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,665

1.3548 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,737

1.3646 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,973

1.3427 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,102

1.3810 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,419

1.3837 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

4,454

1.3612 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

5,704

1.3578 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

5,740

1.3330 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

6,328

1.3421 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

6,953

1.3525 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

17,260

1.3610 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

20,529

1.3412 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

21,171

1.3831 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

26,555

1.3710 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

79,554

1.3378 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

93,817

1.3680 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

109,972

1.3360 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

5p ordinary

 CFD

Long

602

1.3708 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,609

1.3858 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

2,526

1.3831 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

7,101

1.3618 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

11,010

1.3626 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

12,399

1.3563 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

15,545

1.3770 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

45,762

1.3707 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

47,493

1.3647 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,360

1.3584 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

3,128

1.3514 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

3,718

1.3576 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

14,122

1.3580 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

16,904

1.3366 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

30,563

1.3332 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

356,090

1.3330 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

633,419

1.3331 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:

20 Jun 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213