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