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)