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