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               24 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       2,154,782     1.08%              0     0.00%
securities
(2) Derivatives        3,219     0.00%        321,759     0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              2,158,001     1.08%        321,759     0.16%


(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       30,614               7.5096
Purchase       8,461                7.5538
Purchase       5,719                7.4918
Purchase       5,282                7.4753
Purchase       250,000              7.5237
Purchase       3,100                7.5299
Purchase       17,955               7.5285
Purchase       18,303               7.5088
Purchase       3,100                7.5292
Purchase       7,732                7.5437
Purchase       1,230                7.3703
Purchase       9,387                7.5042
Purchase       67,192               7.4778
Purchase       124,651              7.4725
Purchase       124,651              7.4725
Purchase       586                  7.5061
Purchase       527                  7.5500
Purchase       442                  7.4950
Purchase       250,000              7.5350
Purchase       250,000              7.5350
Sale           683                  7.5000
Sale           3,100                7.5292
Sale           3,377                7.5308
Sale           304                  7.4738
Sale           779                  7.5300
Sale           7,827                7.5000
Sale           9,387                7.5050
Sale           98                   7.5300
Sale           12,500               7.5463
Sale           14,962               7.5342
Sale           15,904               7.4987
Sale           18,983               7.5278
Sale           23,500               7.5463
Sale           24,666               7.5133
Sale           72,427               7.5366
Sale           124,651              7.4725
Sale           214,000              7.5463
Sale           250,000              7.5350
Sale           250,000              7.5350
Sale           10,711               7.5453

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          304           7.4738
CFD            Short         18303         7.5088
CFD            Short         3100          7.5298
Swap           Short         124651        7.4725

(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                         25 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)