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:

18 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:

7,226,788

0.96%

1,415,068

0.19%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

485,832

0.06%

6,721,746

0.90%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

7,712,620

1.03%

8,136,814

1.08%

(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

58

1.3150 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

479

1.3200 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

676

1.3400 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,709

1.3100 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,792

1.3116 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,978

1.3255 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,246

1.3180 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,046

1.3096 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,449

1.3128 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

4,338

1.3149 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

4,906

1.3065 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

5,452

1.3040 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

8,165

1.3090 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

9,473

1.3113 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

10,400

1.3101 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

11,034

1.3121 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

26,447

1.3118 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

34,328

1.3129 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

73,491

1.3130 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

86,508

1.3112 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

123,390

1.3131 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

16

1.3000 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

767

1.2960 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,260

1.3069 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,726

1.3040 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,909

1.3010 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

6,876

1.3008 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

8,165

1.3090 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

8,165

1.3091 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

8,348

1.3066 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

11,117

1.3062 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

25,903

1.3150 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

49,738

1.3070 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

59,733

1.3121 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

75,000

1.3007 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

542,910

1.3157 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

16

1.3000 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

20

1.3036 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

35

1.3150 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Long

1,501

1.2964 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

3,877

1.3104 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

10,508

1.3077 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

11,311

1.3133 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

17,418

1.3149 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

20,000

1.3046 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

26,193

1.3063 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

38,438

1.3110 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Long

91,216

1.3007 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

903

1.3004 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

1,913

1.3066 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

2,031

1.2944 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

2,278

1.3401 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

3,600

1.3010 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

11,293

1.2957 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

13,968

1.3099 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

20,000

1.3169 GBP

5p ordinary

 CFD

Short

30,723

1.3151 GBP

5p ordinary

 SWAP

Short

35,899

1.3150 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:

19 Jul 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213