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               15 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      24,420,249     5.07%      2,261,475     0.47%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,960,199     0.41%        950,357     0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             26,380,448     5.47%      3,211,832     0.67%


(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      22,483               3.4271
Purchase      1,940                3.4050
Purchase      157                  3.4050
Purchase      1,981                3.4427
Purchase      7,229                3.4075
Purchase      3,262                3.4050
Purchase      22,760               3.4050
Purchase      670                  3.4130
Purchase      30,926               3.4050
Purchase      30,926               3.4025
Purchase      48,745               3.4222
Purchase      316                  3.4100
Purchase      3,628                3.4051
Sale          802                  Transfer
Sale          1,490                3.4108
Sale          1,693                3.4152
Sale          2,000                3.3737
Sale          2,185                3.4371
Sale          2,200                3.4305
Sale          2,915                3.4393
Sale          119,844              3.4074
Sale          3,427                3.4133
Sale          30,926               3.4025
Sale          57,735               3.4037
Sale          2,689                3.3737


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short      Number of       Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)        Securities      unit (GBP)
CFD            Long            3427            3.4132
CFD            Long            1693            3.4152
CFD            Long            110833          3.4214
CFD            Long            5034            3.4229
CFD            Long            2586            3.4261
CFD            Short           15916           3.3985
CFD            Short           33907           3.4053
CFD            Short           7229            3.4075
CFD            Short           670             3.413
CFD            Short           4215            3.4197
CFD            Short           48745           3.4221
CFD            Short           1981            3.4427


(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                         16 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)