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               21 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      35,421,856     4.92%        130,105     0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives    5,529,172     0.77%        461,047     0.06%
(other than
options
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             40,951,028     5.69%        591,152     0.08%


(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      31,826               1.592848
Purchase      5,903                1.5875
Purchase      1,764                1.600238
Purchase      71,774               1.591569
Purchase      16,597               1.5972
Purchase      3,887                1.5875
Purchase      19,433               1.6000
Purchase      25,207               1.5972
Purchase      20                   1.591
Purchase      29,514               1.6000
Purchase      25,728               1.591962
Purchase      80,455               1.5972
Purchase      94,204               1.6000
Purchase      1,213                1.612
Purchase      7,600                1.593118
Purchase      1,620                1.584333
Purchase      22,796               1.588409
Purchase      26,392               1.591339
Purchase      18,841               1.5875
Purchase      15,106               1.590597
Sale          11,176               1.58694
Sale          3,342                1.5950
Sale          3,342                1.5950
Sale          1,544                1.5980
Sale          1,440                1.5980
Sale          903                  1.5909
Sale          69,717               1.59251
Sale          3,205                1.599856
Sale          50,438               1.590789
Sale          7,797                1.5980
Sale          52,978               1.590565
Sale          828                  1.5908
Sale          14,928               1.5908
Sale          47,638               1.589371
Sale          9,610                1.595217
Sale          309,672              1.5980
Sale          193,901              1.5908
Sale          68,785               1.5980
Sale          46,404               1.5980
Sale          43,051               1.5908
Sale          6,940                1.5908
Sale          23,920               1.5980
Sale          4,774                1.5908
Sale          14,350               1.5980
Sale          11,485               1.5980
Sale          11,264               1.5980
Sale          8,884                1.5908
Sale          7,797                1.5980
Sale          7,088                1.5908
Sale          4,892                1.5918
Sale          4,774                1.5908
Sale          29,089               1.5908

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          66420         1.5962
CFD            Short         383921        1.5903
CFD            Short         49928         1.5915


(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                         22 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