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)