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               20 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      40,832,318     5.67%        140,837     0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives    6,784,696     0.94%      1,394,432     0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,617,014     6.62%      1,535,269     0.21%


(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      1,969                1.4405
Purchase      3,667                1.4082
Purchase      7,800                1.3863
Purchase      2,796                1.3890
Purchase      13,303               1.4039
Purchase      971                  1.4405
Purchase      2,415                1.3970
Purchase      84,068               1.3949
Purchase      16,686               1.3920
Purchase      3,492                1.4405
Purchase      20,452               1.4083
Purchase      26,898               1.3888
Purchase      34,650               1.3904
Purchase      34,823               1.3880
Purchase      34,823               1.3890
Purchase      1,261                1.4300
Purchase      41,460               1.4083
Purchase      73,495               1.4083
Purchase      80,033               1.3867
Sale          16,686               1.3890
Sale          1,261                1.4026
Sale          3,667                1.4178
Sale          7,907                1.4390
Sale          15,466               1.3890
Sale          25,519               1.3943
Sale          26,067               1.4096
Sale          34,823               1.3880
Sale          15,466               1.3890


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          79560         1.3898
CFD            Long          58176         1.39
CFD            Long          25519         1.3943
CFD            Long          192911        1.3949
CFD            Long          34264         1.4085
CFD            Long          26067         1.4095
CFD            Long          3667          1.4177
CFD            Long          29160         1.4428
CFD            Short         7800          1.3863
CFD            Short         80033         1.3866
CFD            Short         34650         1.3904
CFD            Short         13303         1.4038
CFD            Short         3667          1.4081


(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                         21 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