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               20 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      36,049,928     5.01%        182,101     0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives    5,860,386     0.81%        503,852     0.07%
(other than
options
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             41,910,314     5.82%        685,953     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      7,954                1.5811
Purchase      25,388               1.5811
Purchase      23,607               1.5765
Purchase      22,150               1.5778
Purchase      179,113              1.5910
Purchase      15,542               1.5765
Purchase      13                   1.5700
Purchase      11,304               1.6430
Purchase      10,681               1.5746
Purchase      33,345               1.6366
Purchase      8,241                1.6522
Purchase      17,591               1.6362
Purchase      7,400                1.6486
Purchase      7,019                1.5910
Purchase      5,305                1.6366
Purchase      5,238                1.5811
Purchase      5,200                1.6470
Purchase      4,797                1.5514
Purchase      3,385                1.5610
Purchase      2,040                1.5052
Purchase      1,715                1.5662
Purchase      10,347               1.5910
Purchase      51,463               1.6488
Purchase      75,348               1.5765
Purchase      68,599               1.5545
Purchase      61,166               1.5823
Purchase      82,438               1.5525
Purchase      93,420               1.5869
Purchase      36,872               1.5820
Purchase      39,117               1.6346
Purchase      35,532               1.5834
Sale          4,034                1.5711
Sale          4,341                1.6218
Sale          4,034                1.5711
Sale          5,183                1.6433
Sale          3,291                1.5709
Sale          105,836              1.5711
Sale          6,216                1.5690
Sale          105,836              1.5711
Sale          179,113              1.5910
Sale          16                   1.5715
Sale          42                   1.5715
Sale          77                   1.5715
Sale          87                   1.5715
Sale          114                  1.5715
Sale          3,498                1.5829
Sale          725                  1.5740
Sale          7,400                1.5661
Sale          1,746                1.5910
Sale          1,980                1.5768
Sale          148,201              1.5657
Sale          3,100                1.5939
Sale          3,178                1.5640
Sale          122,411              1.5851
Sale          220                  1.5715
Sale          18,775               1.6428
Sale          31,826               1.5459
Sale          28,282               1.5776
Sale          27,362               1.5759
Sale          25,584               1.6499
Sale          33,389               1.5711
Sale          25,320               1.6536
Sale          24,788               1.5780
Sale          24,697               1.6344
Sale          24,284               1.5829
Sale          23,719               1.5789
Sale          35,989               1.5700
Sale          20,632               1.6557
Sale          7,456                1.5654
Sale          19,500               1.5829
Sale          74,010               1.5545
Sale          18,520               1.5829
Sale          17,683               1.5829
Sale          39,137               1.5597
Sale          11,304               1.6620
Sale          54,421               1.6468
Sale          55,259               1.5529
Sale          9,985                1.5829
Sale          9,612                1.5749
Sale          9,097                1.5829
Sale          33,389               1.5711
Sale          7,600                1.6002
Sale          16,488               1.5829
Sale          20,337               1.5709

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          27362         1.5759
CFD            Long          1980          1.5767
CFD            Long          28282         1.5776
CFD            Long          23719         1.5789
CFD            Long          122411        1.585
CFD            Long          3100          1.5938
CFD            Long          7600          1.6001
CFD            Short         12726         1.5666
CFD            Short         69601         1.5709
CFD            Short         42932         1.5741
CFD            Short         13907         1.5745
CFD            Short         37073         1.5749
CFD            Short         115556        1.5801
CFD            Short         36872         1.5819
CFD            Short         35532         1.5834
CFD            Short         93420         1.5869
CFD            Short         4173          1.5912
CFD            Short         7567          1.5943

(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                         21 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