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 06 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 39,881,764 5.54% 246,561 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,815,989 0.81% 1,170,887 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,697,753 6.35% 1,417,448 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 2,016 1.4184
Purchase 5,046 1.4190
Purchase 4,260 1.4227
Purchase 1,405 1.4320
Purchase 3,576 1.4250
Purchase 41,299 1.4238
Purchase 8,618 1.4190
Purchase 11,005 1.4190
Purchase 11,186 1.4227
Purchase 13,954 1.4192
Purchase 15,639 1.4181
Purchase 17,327 1.4172
Purchase 20,701 1.4207
Purchase 25,643 1.4251
Sale 8,200 1.4168
Sale 32,997 1.4242
Sale 51,241 1.4246
Sale 6,816 1.4300
Sale 7,929 1.4212
Sale 8,725 1.4175
Sale 7,407 1.4264
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 8200 1.4167
CFD Long 8725 1.4175
CFD Long 21278 1.419
CFD Long 6757 1.4244
CFD Long 51241 1.4246
CFD Long 16309 1.4254
CFD Long 2915 1.4255
CFD Long 13661 1.429
CFD Long 13661 1.4346
CFD Short 15639 1.4181
CFD Short 20701 1.4207
CFD Short 15446 1.4227
CFD Short 25643 1.425
(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 07 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