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 27 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 40,616,721 5.64% 114,163 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,248,612 1.01% 1,475,120 0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 47,865,333 6.65% 1,589,283 0.22%
(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 13,111 1.3743
Purchase 457 1.4110
Purchase 1,117 1.3680
Purchase 6,254 1.4050
Purchase 8,300 1.3565
Purchase 11,209 1.3679
Purchase 24,692 1.3977
Purchase 24,780 1.3905
Purchase 44,444 1.3715
Purchase 59,890 1.4017
Sale 38,365 1.3868
Sale 66,187 1.3937
Sale 41,155 1.3864
Sale 83 1.4059
Sale 11,209 1.3680
Sale 11,039 1.3795
Sale 7,754 1.3624
Sale 59,890 1.4017
Sale 59,890 1.4019
Sale 500 1.4060
Sale 18,663 1.3775
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 7754 1.3623
CFD Long 18663 1.3774
CFD Long 11115 1.3861
CFD Long 38365 1.3867
CFD Long 66187 1.3936
CFD Long 74974 1.3986
CFD Long 4561 1.3994
CFD Long 59890 1.4017
CFD Long 83 1.4059
CFD Long 29894 1.4159
CFD Short 8300 1.3565
CFD Short 11150 1.3581
CFD Short 3884 1.3619
CFD Short 44444 1.3714
CFD Short 24780 1.3905
CFD Short 12299 1.3926
CFD Short 24692 1.3977
CFD Short 6254 1.405
CFD Short 8582 1.406
(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 28 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