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:

24 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:

7,782,129

1.04%

970,829

0.13%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

423,677

0.06%

7,130,497

0.95%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

8,205,806

1.09%

8,101,326

1.08%

(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

1,262

1.3363 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,462

1.3240 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,462

1.3565 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,569

1.3560 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,693

1.3230 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

4,947

1.3387 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

5,045

1.3330 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

6,790

1.3438 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

7,316

1.3343 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

11,197

1.3369 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

13,735

1.3352 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

20,817

1.3424 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

27,276

1.3368 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

54,613

1.3467 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

70,106

1.3430 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

110,824

1.3370 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

145

1.3410 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,107

1.3625 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,157

1.3380 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,779

1.3590 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,518

1.3430 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,941

1.3407 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,999

1.3425 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

4,104

1.3412 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

4,529

1.3413 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

4,745

1.3416 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

4,794

1.3336 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

5,302

1.3508 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

6,999

1.3401 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

7,836

1.3439 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

7,931

1.3552 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

11,345

1.3400 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

12,782

1.3409 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

23,966

1.3422 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

28,336

1.3403 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

31,757

1.3431 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

103,699

1.3395 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

106,503

1.3370 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

6,411

1.3391 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

8,040

1.3489 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

9,749

1.3359 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

11,114

1.3407 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

18,587

1.3427 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

21,000

1.3398 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

722

1.3370 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,078

1.3424 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,114

1.3402 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

3,916

1.3369 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

5,045

1.3330 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

9,097

1.3343 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

10,000

1.3237 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

19,483

1.3423 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

23,377

1.3417 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

24,197

1.3473 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

32,873

1.3415 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:

27 Jun 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213