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               08 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       2,806,094     1.41%         15,087     0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives        8,849     0.00%        926,603     0.47%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              2,814,943     1.41%        941,690     0.47%


(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       10,198               7.2257
Purchase       4,589                7.2106
Purchase       4,589                7.2106
Purchase       7,434                7.2390
Purchase       9,014                7.2433
Purchase       18,899               7.2404
Purchase       112,000              7.2306
Purchase       112,000              7.2306
Purchase       250,000              7.2158
Purchase       110,730              7.1415
Purchase       250,000              7.2158
Sale           850                  7.2520
Sale           2,550                7.2455
Sale           3,282                7.2319
Sale           4,589                7.2106
Sale           9,014                7.2426
Sale           8,115                7.2423
Sale           49                   7.2500
Sale           112,000              7.2306
Sale           250,000              7.2158
Sale           13,703               7.2307
Sale           14,389               7.2237
Sale           5,315                7.2274


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          14389         7.2237
CFD            Long          9014          7.2426
CFD            Short         10198         7.2256
CFD            Short         11309         7.2403
CFD            Short         7590          7.2404
SWAP           Short         477319        7.20448


(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                         09 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)