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:

06 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:

7,674,148

1.02%

1,220,984

0.16%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

582,833

0.08%

6,945,084

0.93%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

8,256,981

1.10%

8,166,068

1.09%

(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

1,097

1.2309 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,528

1.2420 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,646

1.2608 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

9,139

1.2669 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

23,073

1.2303 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

36,258

1.2550 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

58,059

1.2460 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

152,273

1.2407 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

123

1.2470 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

745

1.2490 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

801

1.2480 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

822

1.2450 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

984

1.2466 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,177

1.2384 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,210

1.2472 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,411

1.2435 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,415

1.2330 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,150

1.2288 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

4,122

1.2420 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

5,698

1.2464 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

5,964

1.2502 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

7,046

1.2400 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

8,662

1.2240 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

8,885

1.2554 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

9,478

1.2421 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

13,723

1.2294 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

23,941

1.2543 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

33,026

1.2539 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

47,039

1.2550 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

47,828

1.2376 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

57,561

1.2518 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

75,892

1.2493 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

123

1.2469 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

600

1.2470 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

780

1.2454 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

14,788

1.2525 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

17,504

1.2544 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

18,238

1.2549 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Long

21,808

1.2548 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

24,010

1.2463 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

646

1.2550 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

904

1.2288 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

5,469

1.2445 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

7,178

1.2386 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

21,523

1.2296 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:

7 Jul 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213