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 30 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 24,374,634 5.06% 2,449,954 0.51%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,793,381 0.37% 907,458 0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 26,168,015 5.43% 3,357,412 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 7,098 3.5871
Purchase 10,015 3.5871
Purchase 9,919 3.5775
Purchase 9,919 3.5775
Purchase 34,301 3.5902
Purchase 8,197 3.5941
Purchase 13,420 3.5830
Purchase 7,829 3.5856
Purchase 8,566 3.5803
Purchase 7,063 3.6060
Purchase 6,454 3.5775
Purchase 6,454 3.5775
Purchase 3,685 3.5578
Purchase 1,629 3.5777
Purchase 431 3.5775
Purchase 7,888 3.5719
Purchase 20,795 3.5775
Purchase 16,771 3.5945
Purchase 22,981 3.5800
Purchase 22,650 3.5775
Purchase 23,212 3.5775
Purchase 27,667 3.5775
Purchase 22,981 3.5775
Purchase 19,000 3.6588
Purchase 19,000 3.6592
Sale 1,674 3.5973
Sale 28,427 3.5871
Sale 1,035 3.5983
Sale 4,099 3.5775
Sale 4,258 3.5775
Sale 930 3.5830
Sale 28,614 3.5850
Sale 5,104 3.5801
Sale 5,115 3.5871
Sale 3,330 3.5801
Sale 5,148 3.5850
Sale 7,890 3.5850
Sale 22,981 3.5800
Sal 7,533 3.5750
Sale 7,839 3.5871
Sale 22,650 3.5775
Sale 390 3.6875
Sale 9,457 3.6185
Sale 9,919 3.5775
Sale 19,000 3.6592
Sale 18,509 3.5801
Sale 10,903 3.5930
Sale 6,454 3.5775
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 7533 3.575
CFD Long 44403 3.577
CFD Long 10903 3.593
CFD Long 1674 3.5972
CFD Long 5185 3.5987
CFD Long 68746 3.61
CFD Long 47282 3.6421
CFD Long 7933 3.6461
CFD Short 3685 3.5577
CFD Short 7888 3.5719
CFD Short 1629 3.5777
CFD Short 13420 3.5829
CFD Short 7829 3.5856
CFD Short 34301 3.5901
CFD Short 19000 3.6591
(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 01 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)