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               13 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      40,655,373      5.65%      190,954       0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives    6,129,864      0.85%    1,650,109       0.23%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0      0.00%            0       0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             46,785,237      6.50%    1,841,063       0.26%

(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      10,932               1.4106
Purchase      2,100                1.4510
Purchase      30,128               1.4435
Purchase      2,413                1.4431
Purchase      25,226               1.4450
Purchase      20,113               1.4320
Purchase      18,902               1.4411
Purchase      3,360                1.4010
Purchase      68,718               1.4320
Purchase      761                  1.4000
Purchase      6,160                1.4402
Sale          3,360                1.4010
Sale          4,578                1.4439
Sale          6,227                1.4400
Sale          15,443               1.4397
Sale          16,117               1.4415
Sale          26,302               1.4290
Sale          30,379               1.4369
Sale          7,045                1.4402

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          7643          1.413
CFD            Long          26302         1.4289
CFD            Long          30379         1.4368
CFD            Long          6227          1.44
CFD            Long          16117         1.4415
CFD            Long          4578          1.4439
CFD            Short         10932         1.4105
CFD            Short         93890         1.4273
CFD            Short         79919         1.4389
CFD            Short         6160          1.4402
CFD            Short         18902         1.441
CFD            Short         46349         1.4425
CFD            Short         2413          1.4431
CFD            Short         30128         1.4434
CFD            Short         2100          1.451

(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                         14 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