Rule 8.3 - ARRIVA

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              ARRIVA
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.05
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               17 March 2010


2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant       4,036,092     2.03%              0     0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives        3,219     0.00%      1,275,882     0.64%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              4,039,311     2.03%      1,275,882     0.64%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale  Number of Securities Price per unit
                                    (GBP)
Purchase       3,200                6.8650
Purchase       57,250               6.6100
Purchase       46,866               6.5900
Purchase       29,090               6.3515
Purchase       1,250,000            6.4823
Purchase       18,556               6.7237
Purchase       60                   6.7500
Purchase       12,795               6.6294
Purchase       10,100               6.8065
Purchase       57,250               6.5968
Purchase       4,568                5.7463
Purchase       24,119               6.7350
Purchase       2,999                6.8161
Purchase       2,701                6.8107
Purchase       2,701                6.8101
Purchase       1,858                5.7463
Purchase       1,385                5.7579
Purchase       844                  5.7463
Purchase       300                  6.7900
Purchase       174                  6.8150
Purchase       5,973                6.8425
Purchase       250,000              6.8553
Purchase       17,337               6.6655
Purchase       250,000              6.6200
Purchase       131,827              6.8242
Purchase       250,000              6.8291
Purchase       850,000              6.4600
Purchase       250,000              6.8553
Purchase       1,000,000            6.4811
Purchase       1,000,000            6.4811
Purchase       1,000,000            6.4811
Purchase       1,000,000            6.4908
Purchase       150,000              6.4600
Sale           1,039                6.5100
Sale           5,183                6.6274
Sale           2,701                6.8101
Sale           1,124                6.7700
Sale           9,087                6.5831
Sale           1,000,000            6.4811
Sale           3,232                5.7917
Sale           3,378                6.6433
Sale           494                  6.5000
Sale           1,000,000            6.4811
Sale           209                  6.8355
Sale           1,000,000            6.4811
Sale           850,000              6.4600
Sale           250,000              6.6200
Sale           75,000               6.8437
Sale           60,339               6.6349
Sale           60,000               6.8302
Sale           57,250               6.6100
Sale           150,000              6.4600
Sale           243,697              6.4618
Sale           39,451               6.4582
Sale           250,000              6.8291
Sale           26,804               6.6589
Sale           5,549                6.6427
Sale           250,000              6.8291
Sale           16,555               6.2800
Sale           12,634               6.6474
Sale           12,596               6.6449
Sale           10,603               6.8236
Sale           10,555               6.5923
Sale           8,865                6.5195
Sale           5,585                6.5014
Sale           250,000              6.8553


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          3232          5.7916
CFD            Long          16555         6.28
CFD            Short         17337         6.6655
CFD            Short         300           6.79
CFD            Short         10100         6.8064
CFD            Short         2701          6.8107
CFD            Short         3200          6.865
Swap           Long          1000000       6.4974
Swap           Short         2000000       6.4974


(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry      Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date        paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.               per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)



(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         18 March 2010
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)