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