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 06 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 24,687,386 5.12% 2,398,692 0.50%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,010,907 0.42% 967,529 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 26,698,293 5.54% 3,366,221 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 14,945 3.4300
Purchase 1,725 3.3867
Purchase 2,619 3.3175
Purchase 6,011 3.3500
Purchase 340 3.4330
Purchase 10,610 3.3403
Purchase 334,593 3.4800
Purchase 15,160 3.3536
Purchase 20,162 3.3576
Purchase 21,017 3.3571
Purchase 21,050 3.3529
Purchase 25,641 3.3150
Purchase 119,844 3.3638
Purchase 18,607 3.3175
Purchase 10,387 3.4300
Purchase 25,641 3.3175
Sale 7,382 3.4011
Sale 1,640 3.4580
Sale 2,035 3.3820
Sale 2,619 3.3175
Sale 3,907 3.3175
Sale 7,262 3.3618
Sale 9,542 3.3775
Sale 17,652 3.4343
Sale 25,641 3.3150
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 9719 3.3175
CFD Long 7281 3.358
CFD Long 7262 3.3617
CFD Long 5280 3.3737
CFD Long 2035 3.3819
CFD Long 1640 3.458
CFD Short 10610 3.3403
CFD Short 42100 3.3529
CFD Short 15160 3.3535
CFD Short 21017 3.3571
CFD Short 340 3.433
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
06/07/2009 Short 21,050 3.3529
(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 07 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)