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               07 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      24,661,247     5.12%      2,414,083     0.50%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,972,208     0.41%        961,110     0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             26,633,455     5.53%      3,375,193     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      4,860                3.4052
Purchase      483                  3.4100
Purchase      2,700                3.4003
Purchase      2,784                3.4034
Purchase      3,564                3.4020
Purchase      9,003                3.4038
Purchase      10,155               3.4006
Purchase      22,443               3.3981
Purchase      18,358               3.3775
Purchase      25,641               3.3700
Sale          445                  3.4900
Sale          460                  3.4030
Sale          890                  3.4016
Sale          1,027                3.4025
Sale          1,912                3.3030
Sale          2,570                3.3030
Sale          5,010                3.3914
Sale          2,801                3.4018
Sale          15,312               3.3955
Sale          394                  3.3775
Sale          21,350               3.3774
Sale          25,641               3.3700
Sale          8,575                3.3808
Sale          18,607               3.3976
Sale          10,886               3.3998
Sale          25,641               3.3775


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short      Number of       Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)        Securities      unit (GBP)
CFD            Long            394             3.3775
CFD            Long            8575            3.3807
CFD            Long            5010            3.3913
CFD            Long            15312           3.3954
CFD            Long            49769           3.3981
CFD            Short           26200           3.3775
CFD            Short           31029           3.3828
CFD            Short           2700            3.4003
CFD            Short           9003            3.4038
CFD            Short           4860            3.4052
CFD            Short           23442           3.4053
CFD            Short           14106           3.4073


(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                         08 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)