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:

16 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:

6,813,740

0.91%

1,196,155

0.16%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

665,336

0.09%

6,452,883

0.86%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

7,479,076

1.00%

7,649,038

1.02%

(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

92

1.1470 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

245

1.1770 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

602

1.1520 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

752

1.1580 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

781

1.1725 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

796

1.1530 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,212

1.1540 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,461

1.0859 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,277

1.1600 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,425

1.1308 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,452

1.1311 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,951

1.0791 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,013

1.1677 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,145

1.1458 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,185

1.0841 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,533

1.1800 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,838

1.1561 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

4,999

1.0863 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

5,636

1.1493 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

7,019

1.1124 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

7,432

1.0801 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

8,977

1.1450 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

9,439

1.2404 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

12,380

1.0846 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

12,582

1.1492 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

13,622

1.1432 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

14,052

1.1730 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

14,061

1.1700 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

14,611

1.0784 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

14,894

1.2715 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

20,799

1.0808 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

64,437

1.1420 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

97,113

1.1560 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

111,561

1.2687 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

541,770

1.1657 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

92

1.1470 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

245

1.1770 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

781

1.1725 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

791

1.1600 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

796

1.1530 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,155

1.1540 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

4,908

1.1252 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

5,577

1.1864 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

5,620

1.1005 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

5,740

1.1574 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

6,474

1.1800 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

6,773

1.2662 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

7,596

1.1410 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

7,892

1.1905 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

8,977

1.1450 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

10,737

1.1399 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

12,399

1.1629 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

12,986

1.1298 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

14,061

1.1700 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

16,851

1.1566 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

18,157

1.1345 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

21,720

1.1571 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

21,838

1.1565 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

25,105

1.1247 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

27,355

1.1166 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

27,704

1.1627 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

32,227

1.1463 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

37,678

1.1486 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

46,708

1.1522 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

68,991

1.1420 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

85,753

1.1496 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

89,447

1.1979 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

395,035

1.2328 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

1,295

1.2920 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

6,773

1.2662 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

14,631

1.1608 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

14,735

1.2484 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

19,715

1.1419 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

30,000

1.1737 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

32,227

1.1463 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Long

50,000

1.1396 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Long

50,000

1.1675 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

66,038

1.1519 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

68,991

1.1420 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

72,255

1.1918 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

395,035

1.2328 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Short

1,874

1.1131 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,073

1.2458 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

6,457

1.2323 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

11,647

1.2542 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

14,894

1.2715 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Short

43,451

1.1420 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

45,000

1.2677 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

68,991

1.1420 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

97,000

1.1539 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

99,914

1.2704 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

102,737

1.1429 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

140,904

1.1462 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

222,380

1.1725 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:

17 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213