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               26 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      40,744,913     5.66%        121,874     0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives    7,128,068     0.99%      1,521,677     0.21%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             47,872,981     6.65%      1,643,551     0.23%


(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      26,047               1.4140
Purchase      5,182                1.4210
Purchase      5,695                1.4244
Purchase      7,333                1.4377
Purchase      13,055               1.4329
Purchase      16,600               1.4228
Purchase      3,049                1.4460
Purchase      26,047               1.4210
Purchase      1,246,341            1.4760
Purchase      32,932               1.4269
Purchase      40,700               1.4226
Purchase      41,155               1.4318
Sale          30,133               1.4229
Sale          26,047               1.4140
Sale          40,534               1.4336
Sale          20,449               1.4208
Sale          17,178               1.4324
Sale          45,201               1.4366
Sale          66,891               1.4210
Sale          175,862              1.4291
Sale          5,355                1.4251
Sale          1,246,341            1.4760
Sale          5,032                1.4400
Sale          20,449               1.4208


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          9374          1.421
CFD            Long          30133         1.4229
CFD            Long          17178         1.4324
CFD            Long          40534         1.4336
CFD            Long          45201         1.4366
CFD            Long          99478         1.4399
CFD            Short         40700         1.4226
CFD            Short         16600         1.4228
CFD            Short         5695          1.4244
CFD            Short         32932         1.4269
CFD            Short         3049          1.4459


(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                         27 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