Form 8.3 - Go-Ahead Group plc, The

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

GO-AHEAD GROUP PLC/THE

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:

10p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

695,022

1.61%

86,557

0.20%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

7,690

0.02%

361,142

0.84%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

702,712

1.63%

447,699

1.04%

(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

10p ordinary

Purchase

11

15.0000 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

97

15.0400 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

122

15.0600 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

124

15.0667 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

128

15.0546 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

133

15.0279 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

136

15.0329 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

183

15.0415 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

191

15.0250 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

203

15.0237 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

332

15.0437 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

526

14.9996 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

600

15.0624 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

695

15.0480 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

2,651

15.0112 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2

15.0400 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2

15.0600 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5

15.0520 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

29

14.9798 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

60

15.0000 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

196

15.0348 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

3,186

15.0251 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2

15.0600 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2

15.0400 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5

15.0520 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

29

14.9798 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

60

15.0000 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

17

15.0001 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

26

15.0555 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

42

15.0811 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

93

15.0588 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

102

15.0544 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

136

15.0329 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

143

15.0200 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

177

15.0429 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

390

15.0182 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

498

15.0193 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

600

15.0624 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