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 04 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 40,000,832 5.56% 519,581 0.07%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,847,596 0.81% 1,181,743 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,848,428 6.37% 1,701,324 0.24%
(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 13,132 1.3890
Purchase 1,040 1.3790
Purchase 8,632 1.3690
Purchase 9,741 1.3667
Purchase 13,132 1.3890
Purchase 15,240 1.3691
Purchase 15,762 1.3757
Purchase 16,580 1.3835
Purchase 16,580 1.3837
Purchase 17,607 1.3850
Purchase 29,218 1.3732
Purchase 39,775 1.3758
Sale 16,580 1.3837
Sale 53,545 1.3842
Sale 30 1.3897
Sale 9,700 1.3865
Sale 4,802 1.3756
Sale 3,501 1.3783
Sale 2,440 1.3880
Sale 2,210 1.3900
Sale 48,125 1.3830
Sale 14,736 1.3758
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 14736 1.3758
CFD Long 53545 1.3841
CFD Long 9700 1.3864
CFD Long 16557 1.389
CFD Long 30 1.3896
CFD Short 9741 1.3667
CFD Short 25832 1.3694
CFD Short 15762 1.3756
CFD Short 39775 1.3758
CFD Short 1040 1.379
CFD Short 16580 1.3836
CFD Short 17607 1.385
(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 05 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