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 29 June 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 24,340,014 5.05% 2,522,000 0.52%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,682,015 0.35% 901,999 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 26,022,029 5.40% 3,423,999 0.71%
(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
Purchase 9,442 3.6681
Purchase 1,997 3.6444
Purchase 3,289 3.7075
Purchase 5,668 3.6270
Purchase 8,750 3.6624
Purchase 9,206 3.7075
Purchase 77,070 3.6856
Purchase 16,063 3.6771
Purchase 16,322 3.7137
Purchase 56,592 3.6632
Purchase 22,839 3.7049
Purchase 77,070 3.6856
Purchase 31,842 3.6857
Purchase 35,178 3.7317
Sale 1,230 3.6588
Sale 1,274 3.7225
Sale 77,070 3.6856
Sale 3,289 3.7075
Sale 3,469 3.6600
Sale 4,674 3.6844
Sale 9,442 3.7244
Sale 7,163 3.6844
Sale 21,192 3.6606
Sale 7,888 3.6894
Sale 325 3.6714
Sale 25,971 3.6844
Sale 12,300 3.6390
Sale 23,836 3.6600
Sale 5,084 3.6813
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 10091 3.6323
CFD Long 12300 3.6389
CFD Long 1230 3.6587
CFD Long 50366 3.6611
CFD Long 87289 3.668
CFD Long 22661 3.6746
CFD Long 5084 3.6813
CFD Long 7888 3.6894
CFD Long 9442 3.7244
CFD Short 5668 3.627
CFD Short 8750 3.6623
CFD Short 56592 3.6631
CFD Short 9442 3.668
CFD Short 77070 3.6856
CFD Short 22839 3.7049
(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 30 June 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)