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)