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:

27 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:

6,386,448

0.85%

1,021,251

0.14%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

20,025,807

2.67%

5,393,406

0.72%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

26,412,255

3.52%

6,414,657

0.86%

(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

99

1.3411 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

402

1.3705 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

432

1.3112 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

469

1.3659 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

518

1.3560 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

733

1.3170 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

768

1.4030 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

830

1.3400 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

900

1.3644 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

947

1.3322 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,498

1.3388 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,663

1.3489 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,367

1.3558 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,433

1.3570 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,649

1.3573 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,993

1.3310 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,023

1.3293 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,571

1.3799 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,727

1.3282 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

4,127

1.3367 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

5,063

1.3410 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

5,235

1.3571 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

5,574

1.3496 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

7,075

1.3461 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

8,018

1.3450 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

8,415

1.3290 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

13,102

1.3313 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

13,655

1.3617 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

15,382

1.3317 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

15,969

1.3355 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

20,067

1.3718 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

23,320

1.3478 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

33,520

1.3440 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

99,803

1.3487 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

173,478

1.3356 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

583

1.3741 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

728

1.3739 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

733

1.3150 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,054

1.3328 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,130

1.3340 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,454

1.3757 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,656

1.3253 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,097

1.3302 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,246

1.3804 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,136

1.3537 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,672

1.3801 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,932

1.3555 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

5,000

1.3720 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

6,107

1.3742 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

6,122

1.3354 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

6,643

1.4050 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

6,964

1.3337 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

8,133

1.3668 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

9,008

1.3635 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

12,608

1.3440 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

16,249

1.3341 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

20,108

1.3515 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

29,250

1.3677 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

78,598

1.3606 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

94,621

1.3502 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

185,864

1.3556 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

833,853

1.3402 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

1,054

1.3328 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

3,309

1.3747 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Long

5,000

1.3275 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Long

6,122

1.3354 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Long

8,787

1.3218 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Long

10,000

1.3837 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

12,608

1.3440 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

20,852

1.3788 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

34,250

1.3682 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

39,785

1.3403 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

57,746

1.3541 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Long

94,621

1.3502 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

100,799

1.3719 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

892,759

1.3402 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

20

1.3113 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

99

1.3410 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

238

1.3643 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

412

1.3111 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

662

1.3645 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

743

1.3955 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

990

1.3573 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

1,139

1.3051 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,498

1.3388 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,659

1.3574 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,212

1.3430 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,367

1.3558 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

3,023

1.3293 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,127

1.3367 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

4,293

1.4031 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

5,235

1.3571 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

5,574

1.3496 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

5,837

1.3440 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

7,265

1.3212 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

12,207

1.3613 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

13,655

1.3617 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

23,432

1.3515 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

24,975

1.3270 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

48,245

1.3415 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

49,214

1.3420 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

173,478

1.3356 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:

30 May 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213