Rule 8.3 - STAGECOACH GROUP PLC
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 STAGECOACH GROUP PLC
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.009824(POST CONS)
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 30 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 39,819,716 5.53% 453,097 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,880,404 0.82% 960,667 0.13%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,700,120 6.35% 1,413,764 0.20%
(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 31,642 1.3107
Purchase 4,101 1.2958
Purchase 3,171 1.3125
Purchase 1,796 1.2777
Purchase 64,846 1.3085
Purchase 12,000 1.3177
Purchase 29,698 1.3153
Purchase 7,790 1.3202
Purchase 34,809 1.3127
Purchase 43,568 1.3161
Purchase 47,315 1.3140
Purchase 1,678 1.3150
Purchase 1,319 1.3002
Purchase 64,846 1.3086
Purchase 27,832 1.2957
Sale 3,488 1.3150
Sale 1,796 1.3198
Sale 3,488 1.3150
Sale 5,252 1.3190
Sale 15 1.3200
Sale 9,152 1.3198
Sale 59,858 1.3198
Sale 64,846 1.3086
Sale 6,903 1.3175
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 134440 1.3161
CFD Long 61654 1.3197
CFD Long 9152 1.3198
CFD Short 1796 1.2776
CFD Short 27832 1.2956
CFD Short 39825 1.2968
CFD Short 23279 1.2971
CFD Short 46736 1.2993
CFD Short 76729 1.308
CFD Short 64846 1.3086
CFD Short 31642 1.3106
CFD Short 47315 1.3139
CFD Short 29698 1.3152
CFD Short 105236 1.3156
CFD Short 173699 1.3163
CFD Short 12000 1.3176
CFD Short 7790 1.3201
(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 31 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)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk