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 03 August 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 39,861,380 5.54% 420,899 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,896,090 0.82% 1,172,326 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,757,470 6.36% 1,593,225 0.22%
(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 25,292 1.3690
Purchase 9,119 1.3834
Purchase 9,119 1.3832
Purchase 11,134 1.3833
Purchase 18,940 1.3774
Purchase 24,171 1.3739
Purchase 25,546 1.3740
Purchase 1,175 1.3663
Purchase 37,029 1.3724
Purchase 989 1.3700
Purchase 32,640 1.3747
Sale 648 1.3760
Sale 9,119 1.3834
Sale 9,358 1.3790
Sale 10,900 1.3783
Sale 24,890 1.3797
Sale 18,105 1.3720
Sale 22,787 1.3770
Sale 8,255 1.3799
Sale 70,429 1.3720
Sale 2,045 1.3690
Sale 32,114 1.3697
Sale 700 1.3719
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 32114 1.3697
CFD Long 700 1.3719
CFD Long 77830 1.374
CFD Long 12240 1.3756
CFD Long 10900 1.3782
CFD Long 12240 1.379
CFD Long 24890 1.3796
CFD Short 25292 1.369
CFD Short 29315 1.3691
CFD Short 61441 1.3716
CFD Short 24171 1.3739
CFD Short 19452 1.374
CFD Short 32640 1.3747
CFD Short 18940 1.3773
CFD Short 11304 1.378
CFD Short 11134 1.3832
CFD Short 9119 1.3833
(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 04 August 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