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               02 September 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      41,100,962     5.71%        108,836     0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives    7,488,048     1.04%      1,579,351     0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             48,589,010     6.75%      1,688,187     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      18,455               1.2880
Purchase      4,278                1.2880
Purchase      4,385                1.3163
Purchase      7,378                1.2880
Purchase      8,712                1.2880
Purchase      9,200                1.3080
Purchase      11,127               1.3080
Purchase      12,159               1.2880
Purchase      3,075                1.2982
Purchase      12,200               1.3165
Purchase      138,544              1.3012
Purchase      22,303               1.2880
Purchase      23,428               1.3107
Purchase      25,750               1.2880
Purchase      47,302               1.2880
Purchase      71,698               1.3024
Purchase      91,971               1.3079
Sale          33,316               1.3054
Sale          35,398               1.3029
Sale          5,957                1.3100
Sale          4,428                1.3129
Sale          94,355               1.3127
Sale          102,516              1.3010
Sale          3,600                1.3152
Sale          13,133               1.2914

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          53005         1.2747
CFD            Long          15665         1.2779
CFD            Long          13133         1.2913
CFD            Long          46385         1.2935
CFD            Long          23151         1.2986
CFD            Long          13258         1.3
CFD            Long          102516        1.301
CFD            Long          35398         1.3028
CFD            Long          107299        1.3127
CFD            Long          4428          1.3128
CFD            Short         3075          1.2981
CFD            Short         138544        1.3012
CFD            Short         71698         1.3024
CFD            Short         91971         1.3079
CFD            Short         4385          1.3162
CFD            Short         12200         1.3165

(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                         03 September 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