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               19 October 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      36,593,389     5.08%        217,768     0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives    6,136,355     0.85%        524,916     0.07%
(other than
options
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             42,729,744     5.94%        742,684     0.10%


(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      82,251               1.5564
Purchase      10,000               1.5240
Purchase      18,237               1.5522
Purchase      7,442                1.5414
Purchase      1,071,989            1.5690
Purchase      6,216                1.5444
Purchase      2,187                1.5370
Purchase      2,000                1.5682
Purchase      27,697               1.5522
Purchase      88,405               1.5522
Purchase      91,738               1.5576
Purchase      142,910              1.5699
Purchase      112,697              1.5605
Purchase      120,225              1.5479
Purchase      120,383              1.5631
Purchase      124,920              1.5564
Purchase      398,720              1.5564
Purchase      1,892                1.5420
Purchase      60,288               1.5600
Purchase      1,643                1.5402
Purchase      964                  1.5370
Sale          766                  1.5550
Sale          9,548                1.5713
Sale          7,783                1.5509
Sale          3,367                1.5360
Sale          3,209                1.5719
Sale          2,538                1.5360
Sale          10,000               1.5700
Sale          6,087                1.5700
Sale          35,007               1.5360
Sale          1,071,989            1.5690
Sale          190,934              1.5683
Sale          154,571              1.5360
Sale          101,751              1.5652
Sale          78,568               1.5619
Sale          59,313               1.5601
Sale          21,522               1.5360
Sale          45,370               1.5360
Sale          12,560               1.5661
Sale          32,272               1.5360
Sale          29,018               1.5640
Sale          28,000               1.5360
Sale          125                  1.5720
Sale          16,589               1.5360
Sale          14,142               1.5360
Sale          51,366               1.5710


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          78568         1.5619
CFD            Long          101751        1.5652
CFD            Long          51366         1.5709
CFD            Long          3209          1.5718
CFD            Short         21617         1.5227
CFD            Short         60503         1.5429
CFD            Short         6216          1.5443
CFD            Short         47379         1.549
CFD            Short         82962         1.5562
CFD            Short         91738         1.5575
CFD            Short         266362        1.5586
CFD            Short         60288         1.56
CFD            Short         112697        1.5604
CFD            Short         120383        1.5631
CFD            Short         2000          1.5682
CFD            Short         58136         1.57
CFD            Short         23309         1.5703

(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)                 YES


Date of disclosure                         20 October 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