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:

15 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:

7,323,039

0.98%

1,120,051

0.15%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

436,499

0.06%

6,770,338

0.90%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

7,759,538

1.03%

7,890,389

1.05%

(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

100

1.2799 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,055

1.2998 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,214

1.2674 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

5,157

1.2999 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

19,540

1.2545 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

43,034

1.2691 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

60,000

1.3000 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

100,000

1.3002 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

150,813

1.2838 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,216,143

1.2583 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

594

1.2547 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,092

1.3021 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,288

1.3000 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,442

1.3075 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,090

1.3030 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,888

1.3062 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,000

1.2630 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

5,151

1.2586 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

8,046

1.2567 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

10,162

1.3039 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

10,402

1.3046 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

11,427

1.2937 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

12,026

1.2584 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

13,999

1.2724 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

14,779

1.2590 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

15,842

1.2573 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

18,325

1.2579 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

24,154

1.3308 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

29,655

1.2565 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

32,966

1.2597 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

39,534

1.3004 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

66,770

1.2623 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

68,590

1.2583 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

169,197

1.2929 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

213,781

1.2538 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

224,313

1.2608 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

543,154

1.2602 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

17

1.2630 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

20

1.2490 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

355

1.3000 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

3,000

1.2628 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

10,385

1.2999 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

11,427

1.2937 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

19,337

1.2868 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

20,753

1.3359 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

49,688

1.2928 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

52,018

1.2934 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

66,095

1.2880 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,081

1.2711 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

1,749

1.2551 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,397

1.2784 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

4,508

1.2747 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

17,775

1.3000 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

35,513

1.2683 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

53,275

1.2632 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

60,000

1.3001 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

79,763

1.2939 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

100,000

1.3002 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:

18 Jul 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213