Firstgroup Regulatory News (FGP)

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:

20 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:

5p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

7,311,528

0.97%

1,381,637

0.18%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

576,965

0.08%

6,919,286

0.92%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

7,888,493

1.05%

8,300,923

1.11%

(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

5p ordinary

Purchase

1

1.3200 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

226

1.3610 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

348

1.3499 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

656

1.3545 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

753

1.3604 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,174

1.3670 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,805

1.3514 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,981

1.3538 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,047

1.3550 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,234

1.3597 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,250

1.3467 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

4,300

1.3579 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

4,839

1.3534 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

5,187

1.3589 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

5,657

1.3529 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

5,772

1.3560 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

6,677

1.3574 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

6,897

1.3580 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

7,004

1.3602 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

8,449

1.3350 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

10,432

1.3618 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

15,776

1.3585 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

18,543

1.3565 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

19,048

1.3599 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

21,737

1.3600 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

23,629

1.3547 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

32,903

1.3583 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

50,000

1.3512 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

50,000

1.3501 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

82,043

1.3511 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

197,906

1.3505 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

232,410

1.3500 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1

1.3400 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

876

1.3508 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

904

1.3611 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,174

1.3670 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,494

1.3594 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,007

1.3617 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,227

1.3640 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,590

1.3600 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

5,746

1.3604 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

6,897

1.3580 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

43,563

1.3529 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

43,580

1.3541 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

50,000

1.3584 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

67,599

1.3513 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

1.3400 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

16

1.3500 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

19

1.3431 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

36

1.3475 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

4,518

1.3557 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

7,310

1.3530 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

12,177

1.3566 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

13,326

1.3580 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

13,403

1.3499 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

19,329

1.3551 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

25,059

1.3516 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1

1.3200 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,860

1.3553 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,789

1.3537 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

7,470

1.3531 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

16,372

1.3482 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

56,168

1.3501 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

69,619

1.3501 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

129,565

1.3500 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:

21 Jul 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213