Rule 8.3 - FIRSTGROUP

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              FIRSTGROUP
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.05
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               02 July 2009

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      24,186,694     5.02%      2,460,597     0.51%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,088,783     0.43%        918,538     0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             26,275,477     5.45%      3,379,135     0.70%


(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      7,542                3.4525
Purchase      67,524               3.4922
Purchase      47,500               3.5185
Purchase      1,123                3.5625
Purchase      1,200                3.5131
Purchase      1,464                3.4662
Purchase      11,350               3.5288
Purchase      10,460               3.4893
Purchase      9,937                3.4886
Purchase      5,079                3.5288
Purchase      5,098                3.4971
Sale          1,052                3.5070
Sale          2,500                3.4800
Sale          5,405                3.4525
Sale          6,518                3.4525
Sale          6,607                3.4891
Sale          421                  3.5500
Sale          7,542                3.4525
Sale          70,515               3.5028
Sale          8,565                3.4778
Sale          12,688               3.5028
Sale          14,181               3.4769
Sale          14,900               3.5400
Sale          19,441               3.5028
Sale          20,035               3.5400
Sale          6,700                3.5045

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short      Number of       Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)        Securities      unit (GBP)
CFD            Long            14181           3.4768
CFD            Long            2500            3.48
CFD            Long            6607            3.489
CFD            Long            214928          3.4922
CFD            Long            6700            3.5045
CFD            Long            1052            3.5069
CFD            Long            15258           3.5198
CFD            Long            8460            3.5246
CFD            Short           9937            3.4885
CFD            Short           5098            3.4971
CFD            Short           1200            3.5131
CFD            Short           47500           3.5184

(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                         03 July 2009
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)