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