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 Aug 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:

6,852,380

0.91%

1,213,325

0.16%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

632,335

0.08%

6,380,700

0.85%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

7,484,715

1.00%

7,594,025

1.01%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

5p ordinary

Purchase

120

1.2720 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

458

1.2890 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

2,451

1.2751 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

4,663

1.2784 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

4,816

1.2794 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

6,542

1.2810 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

8,752

1.2889 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

10,677

1.2778 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

11,163

1.2762 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

18,834

1.2687 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

47,026

1.2801 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

62,622

1.2787 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

745,190

1.2692 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

151

1.2830 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

458

1.2890 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

465

1.2800 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

665

1.2748 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,717

1.2759 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,834

1.2762 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

2,505

1.2688 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

3,416

1.2630 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

4,079

1.2752 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

5,000

1.2810 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

5,000

1.2640 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

10,336

1.2850 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

26,503

1.2773 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

94,113

1.2846 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

247,931

1.2703 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

5p ordinary

CFD

Long

151

1.2829 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

665

1.2748 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

1,834

1.2762 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,505

1.2688 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,079

1.2752 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,574

1.2682 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

5,616

1.2833 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

10,348

1.2807 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

11,452

1.2709 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

15,000

1.2692 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Long

63,305

1.2888 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Long

247,931

1.2703 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

2,285

1.2725 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

3,486

1.2771 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Short

5,155

1.2811 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,266

1.2804 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

13,571

1.2651 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

21,809

1.2890 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

25,217

1.2724 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

62,622

1.2787 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Short

745,190

1.2692 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 exempt principal trader 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:

16 Aug 2022

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213