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 GBP0.01
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing ORD GBP0.009824(POST CONS)
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 39,951,961 5.55% 187,731 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 5,890,652 0.82% 1,239,378 0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 45,842,613 6.37% 1,427,109 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 11,645 1.4240
Purchase 5,342 1.4190
Purchase 5,342 1.4240
Purchase 33,261 1.4043
Purchase 1,973 1.4050
Purchase 32,336 1.4240
Purchase 4,000 1.4145
Purchase 11,645 1.4190
Purchase 11,046 1.4046
Purchase 12,000 1.4182
Purchase 14,090 1.4186
Purchase 48,063 1.4187
Purchase 19,710 1.4212
Purchase 21,651 1.4161
Purchase 46,800 1.4203
Purchase 32,336 1.4190
Sale 919 1.4190
Sale 1,987 1.4130
Sale 82,139 1.4001
Sale 2,798 1.4006
Sale 5,342 1.4190
Sale 9,090 1.4038
Sale 11,446 1.4029
Sale 11,645 1.4190
Sale 18,341 1.4237
Sale 32,336 1.4190
Sale 6,170 1.4126
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2798 1.4005
CFD Long 11446 1.4029
CFD Long 7265 1.4036
CFD Long 9090 1.4037
CFD Long 6878 1.4044
CFD Long 7749 1.4045
CFD Long 8748 1.4064
CFD Long 82715 1.4074
CFD Long 6170 1.4125
CFD Long 13549 1.4231
CFD Long 18341 1.4237
CFD Long 5347 1.4238
CFD Short 33261 1.4043
CFD Short 12000 1.4182
CFD Short 14090 1.4185
CFD Short 48063 1.4187
CFD Short 46800 1.4202
CFD Short 19710 1.4211
(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 10 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