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               13 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       2,847,098     1.43%         16,921     0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives        1,428     0.00%        973,028     0.49%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              2,848,526     1.43%        989,949     0.50%


(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       50,000               7.2158
Purchase       682                  7.2562
Purchase       14,854               7.2544
Purchase       5,298                7.2600
Purchase       4,293                7.2493
Purchase       4,202                7.2310
Purchase       50,000               7.2158
Purchase       1,505                7.2175
Purchase       1                    7.2200
Purchase       2,198                7.2259
Purchase       2,473                7.2501
Sale           3,936                7.2488
Sale           357                  7.2550
Sale           702                  7.2138
Sale           3,103                7.2000
Sale           3,147                7.2319
Sale           3,504                7.2538
Sale           4,293                7.2486
Sale           25,724               7.2446
Sale           50,000               7.2158
Sale           3,461                7.2613


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          3103          7.2
CFD            Long          702           7.2138
CFD            Long          4293          7.2486
CFD            Short         4202          7.231
CFD            Short         14854         7.2543
CFD            Short         682           7.2562
Swap           Short         94390         7.2032
Swap           Short         432929        7.2033

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date   Long/Short  Number of Securities  Price per unit (GBP)
13/04/2010  Short       477,319               7.201997


(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                         14 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)