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:

03 Aug 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:

6,936,221

0.92%

1,428,772

0.19%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

726,201

0.10%

6,429,343

0.86%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

7,662,422

1.02%

7,858,115

1.05%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,518

1.3369 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,953

1.3223 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,634

1.3227 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,610

1.3120 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,610

1.3118 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

5,822

1.3290 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

9,034

1.3230 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

11,661

1.3302 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

15,780

1.3127 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

26,918

1.3370 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

29,762

1.3224 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

35,749

1.3353 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

240,000

1.3252 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

13

1.3180 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

111

1.3370 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

219

1.3130 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

325

1.3142 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

437

1.3300 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,876

1.3163 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

5,822

1.3290 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

6,060

1.3200 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

6,607

1.3282 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

7,046

1.3184 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

7,220

1.3120 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

11,991

1.3211 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

18,692

1.3233 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

70,000

1.3100 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

136,157

1.3325 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

202,037

1.3250 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

11

1.3170 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

17

1.3370 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

29

1.3304 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,639

1.3369 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,607

1.3282 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

7,046

1.3184 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

10,921

1.3352 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Long

12,983

1.3273 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

13,496

1.3180 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

14,420

1.3174 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

36,100

1.3346 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Long

57,195

1.3368 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

70,000

1.3100 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

202,037

1.3250 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

630

1.3279 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

936

1.3294 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,158

1.3220 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,724

1.3237 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,772

1.3193 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

7,012

1.3208 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

7,704

1.3300 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Short

12,018

1.3266 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

16,069

1.3207 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

27,109

1.3370 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

240,000

1.3252 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 exempt principal trader 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:

04 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213