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:

04 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:

725,357

1.68%

80,210

0.19%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

7,365

0.02%

395,659

0.92%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

732,722

1.70%

475,869

1.10%

(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

574

15.3825 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

760

15.3600 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

805

15.3731 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

1,643

15.3800 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

3,711

15.3941 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

4,501

15.3837 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

6,276

15.3663 GBP

10p ordinary

Purchase

18,547

15.3782 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

2

15.3800 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7

15.3628 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

7

15.3942 GBP

10p ordinary

Sale

119

15.4000 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

4

15.3800 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5

15.3560 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5

15.3920 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Long

121

15.4000 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

44

15.3799 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

325

15.4012 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

399

15.3673 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

454

15.3620 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

574

15.3825 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

615

15.3801 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,392

15.3695 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

3,711

15.3941 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,886

15.3843 GBP

10p ordinary

SWAP

Short

5,714

15.3934 GBP

10p ordinary

CFD

Short

17,863

15.3707 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:

05 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213