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               22 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      34,621,236     4.81%        305,152     0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives    5,459,010     0.76%        462,812     0.06%
(other than
options
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              5,459,010     0.76%        462,812     0.06%


(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      26,609               1.6000
Purchase      10,575               1.630426
Purchase      33,765               1.624
Purchase      13                   1.595
Purchase      1,285                1.592
Purchase      3,514                1.638
Purchase      40,413               1.6000
Purchase      18,200               1.613431
Purchase      6,928                1.578431
Purchase      26,674               1.626
Purchase      2,527                1.573
Purchase      32,805               1.616767
Purchase      102,546              1.620017
Purchase      128,990              1.6000
Sale          329                  1.6060
Sale          986                  1.6075
Sale          1,107                1.6075
Sale          1,169                1.6075
Sale          1,199                1.6060
Sale          307                  1.6060
Sale          1,421                1.6060
Sale          223                  1.6075
Sale          1,514                1.6060
Sale          1,705                1.6060
Sale          1,768                1.5854
Sale          7,186                1.625234
Sale          1,801                1.6060
Sale          1,346                1.6060
Sale          33,765               1.626
Sale          251                  1.6060
Sale          559                  1.64
Sale          206                  1.6075
Sale          3,037                1.621688
Sale          1,909                1.5854
Sale          3,217                1.6060
Sale          2,475                1.605002
Sale          18,509               1.603906
Sale          35,006               1.624887
Sale          120,383              1.632417
Sale          10,596               1.632073
Sale          26,674               1.624
Sale          271                  1.6060
Sale          90,330               1.5854
Sale          2,532                1.6060
Sale          25,566               1.6075
Sale          27,991               1.5854
Sale          30,000               1.5800
Sale          31,098               1.6060
Sale          39,769               1.6060
Sale          17,755               1.5854
Sale          29,332               1.631137
Sale          16,491               1.6060
Sale          26,674               1.626
Sale          26,195               1.630384
Sale          79,352               1.612027
Sale          103,454              1.617448
Sale          32,280               1.605325
Sale          179,113              1.5961
Sale          43,447               1.5854
Sale          6,205                1.6060
Sale          2,227                1.6075
Sale          2,708                1.6060
Sale          217,784              1.5854
Sale          3,287                1.6075
Sale          3,459                1.6060
Sale          3,998                1.6060
Sale          18,968               1.5854
Sale          5,125                1.6060
Sale          2,083                1.6075
Sale          7,943                1.6060
Sale          8,411                1.5854
Sale          9,444                1.5854
Sale          9,967                1.5854
Sale          10,604               1.6075
Sale          12,899               1.6060
Sale          5,101                1.6075


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         16857         1.5924
CFD            Short         18623         1.5933
CFD            Short         9966          1.5976
CFD            Short         42205         1.5977
CFD            Short         9862          1.6029
CFD            Short         93906         1.6088
CFD            Short         45195         1.624
CFD            Short         54059         1.6272


(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                         23 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