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