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:

13 July 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:

7,460,931

0.99%

1,295,927

0.17%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

586,471

0.08%

6,735,371

0.90%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

8,047,402

1.07%

8,031,298

1.07%

(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

669

1.2690 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

907

1.2802 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,524

1.2819 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,953

1.2789 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,045

1.2732 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,105

1.2703 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,324

1.2705 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,800

1.2620 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

14,611

1.2722 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

20,695

1.2686 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

25,666

1.2738 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

41,737

1.2781 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

74,093

1.2814 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

8

1.2700 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

31

1.2653 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

162

1.2689 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

226

1.2670 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,472

1.2661 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,873

1.2650 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,445

1.2790 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

5,600

1.2620 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

6,605

1.2710 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

6,734

1.2718 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

7,200

1.2610 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

7,856

1.2740 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

14,936

1.2820 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

40,037

1.2720 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

161,371

1.2786 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

8

1.2700 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

12

1.2680 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

19

1.2636 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

32

1.2820 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

162

1.2689 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

10,000

1.2611 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Long

13,421

1.2723 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

13,750

1.2695 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

22,160

1.2702 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Long

36,786

1.2818 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

45,279

1.2786 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

56,233

1.2803 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

526

1.2696 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

780

1.2742 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

907

1.2802 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

1,334

1.2721 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,105

1.2697 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,104

1.2629 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,609

1.2821 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,679

1.2701 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

10,607

1.2675 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

10,721

1.2699 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

30,350

1.2820 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

74,093

1.2814 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:

14 Jul 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213