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               07 April 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       2,340,497     1.17%         15,087     0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives        8,849     0.00%        443,590     0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              2,349,346     1.18%        458,677     0.23%


(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       523                  7.1414
Purchase       1,622                7.1425
Purchase       1,430                7.1270
Purchase       16                   7.1300
Purchase       946                  7.1300
Purchase       882                  7.1267
Purchase       1,718                7.1369
Purchase       738                  7.1312
Purchase       1,449                7.1364
Purchase       471                  7.1253
Purchase       302                  7.1337
Purchase       270                  7.1300
Purchase       115                  7.1350
Purchase       106                  7.1700
Purchase       28                   7.1300
Purchase       788                  7.1300
Purchase       9,912                7.1358
Purchase       15,696               7.1347
Purchase       22,821               7.1308
Purchase       2,103                7.1815
Purchase       26,459               7.1428
Purchase       15,960               7.1290
Purchase       10,275               7.1691
Purchase       73,638               7.1305
Purchase       5,000                7.1300
Purchase       4,010                7.1300
Purchase       110,730              7.1308
Purchase       2,970                7.1442
Sale           14,765               7.1328
Sale           389                  7.1788
Sale           110,730              7.1308
Sale           210                  7.1750
Sale           1,566                7.1397
Sale           523                  7.1414
Sale           788                  7.1300
Sale           788                  7.1294
Sale           5,000                7.1300
Sale           110,730              7.1415
Sale           2,713                7.1309
Sale           523                  7.1414


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          788           7.1293
CFD            Long          1566          7.1397
CFD            Long          210           7.175
CFD            Long          389           7.1787
CFD            Short         22821         7.1307
CFD            Short         738           7.1312
CFD            Short         26459         7.1428


(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                         08 April 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)