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