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               01 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      24,248,629     5.03%      2,493,739     0.52%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,882,156     0.39%        917,862     0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             26,130,785     5.42%      3,411,601     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(GBP)
Purchase      4,723                3.5505
Purchase      21,754               3.5712
Purchase      1,730                3.5776
Purchase      2,056                3.5466
Purchase      8,100                3.5405
Purchase      7,542                3.5897
Purchase      7,436                3.5377
Purchase      2,800                3.5550
Purchase      3,775                3.5360
Sale          500                  3.5658
Sale          600                  3.5380
Sale          1,910                3.5695
Sale          2,349                3.5285
Sale          4,416                3.5424
Sale          490                  Transfer
Sale          6,378                3.5673
Sale          87,837               3.5450
Sale          9,206                3.5714
Sale          11,274               3.5675
Sale          15,807               3.5450
Sale          24,216               3.5450
Sale          60,000               3.5297
Sale          4,723                3.6145

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short      Number of       Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)        Securities      unit (GBP)
CFD            Long            2349            3.5285
CFD            Long            60000           3.5296
CFD            Long            7093            3.54
CFD            Long            4416            3.5423
CFD            Long            6378            3.5672
CFD            Long            1910            3.5694
CFD            Long            28485           3.5735
CFD            Long            10535           3.5767
CFD            Long            4723            3.6144
CFD            Short           3775            3.536
CFD            Short           7436            3.5376
CFD            Short           8100            3.5404
CFD            Short           4723            3.5505
CFD            Short           21754           3.5712
CFD            Short           1730            3.5776

(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)