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               18 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       2,010,162     1.01%              0     0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives        3,219     0.00%        230,122     0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              2,013,381     1.01%        230,122     0.12%


(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       40,328               6.9198
Purchase       4,646                6.9230
Purchase       10,408               6.9020
Purchase       11,949               7.0295
Purchase       12,000               7.0731
Purchase       15,610               6.9286
Purchase       16,645               6.8652
Purchase       938                  7.0800
Purchase       33,517               6.9838
Purchase       100,000              6.9598
Purchase       300,000              6.9257
Purchase       230,000              6.9231
Purchase       250,000              6.9546
Purchase       100,000              6.9260
Purchase       20,000               6.9021
Sale           19,096               7.0061
Sale           974                  7.0161
Sale           1,069                6.9493
Sale           1,538                6.8175
Sale           2,491                6.9170
Sale           5,867                7.0984
Sale           8,600                6.9162
Sale           300,000              6.9257
Sale           300,000              6.9257
Sale           12,000               7.0725
Sale           250,000              6.9546
Sale           20,000               6.9021
Sale           20,000               6.9021
Sale           230,000              6.9231
Sale           1,000,000            6.4811
Sale           49,256               7.0035
Sale           71,080               6.8187
Sale           100,000              6.9260
Sale           100,000              6.9260
Sale           100,000              6.9598
Sale           230,000              6.9231
Sale           100,000              6.9598
Sale           250,000              6.9546

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          71080         6.8187
CFD            Long          1069          6.9492
CFD            Long          5867          7.0983
CFD            Short         4646          6.923
CFD            Short         15610         6.9286
CFD            Short         12000         7.0731

(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                         19 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)