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:

21 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:

10p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

542,913

1.26%

84,835

0.20%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

22,347

0.05%

234,980

0.54%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

565,260

1.31%

319,815

0.74%

(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

10p ordinary

Purchase

9

14.8792 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

51

14.8829 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

318

14.8624 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

320

14.8500 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

320

14.8200 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

352

14.8618 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,473

14.8000 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,901

14.8420 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,289

14.8529 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

16,186

14.8957 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

19,014

14.8663 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2

14.8900 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

5

14.8920 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

17

14.9000 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

181

14.8644 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

588

14.8800 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,473

14.8000 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

1,725

14.8625 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

9,339

14.8818 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

1

14.8798 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

2

14.8900 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

3

14.8933 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

3

14.9000 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

6

14.8800 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

181

14.8644 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,724

14.8624 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

3,676

14.8805 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

5,663

14.8826 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

90

14.8547 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

97

14.8659 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

214

14.8801 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

304

14.9220 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

318

14.8624 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

352

14.8618 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

619

14.8529 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

707

14.8988 GBP

10p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

15,972

14.8959 GBP

10p ordinary

 CFD

Short

23,027

14.8615 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:

22 Jul 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213