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