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:

19 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:

7,135,123

0.95%

1,461,782

0.19%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

532,056

0.07%

6,683,727

0.89%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

7,667,179

1.02%

8,145,509

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

270

1.3230 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

541

1.3397 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,278

1.3224 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,039

1.3419 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,437

1.3384 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,578

1.3202 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,868

1.3367 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,188

1.3210 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,249

1.3360 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

6,940

1.3170 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

7,714

1.3429 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

9,000

1.3317 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

11,103

1.3303 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

11,167

1.3228 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

13,188

1.3312 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

16,094

1.3370 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

17,607

1.3166 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

31,299

1.3373 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

50,000

1.3102 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

62,465

1.3343 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

95,331

1.3376 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

10

1.3310 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

17

1.3110 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

624

1.3150 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,188

1.3210 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,281

1.3293 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

7,758

1.3429 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

7,906

1.3250 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

48,802

1.3251 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

95,694

1.3361 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

321,455

1.3335 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

10

1.3310 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

17

1.3110 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

17

1.3430 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

27

1.3385 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

1,760

1.3317 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

16,940

1.3429 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

19,006

1.3177 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

27,877

1.3396 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

29,280

1.3339 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Long

29,582

1.3428 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

31,862

1.3156 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

296

1.3243 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

750

1.3010 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,182

1.3242 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,502

1.3236 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,828

1.3281 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

4,198

1.3269 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

12,379

1.3130 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

50,000

1.3102 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:

20 Jul 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213