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               23 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      34,050,597     4.73%        407,423     0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives    5,306,398     0.74%        523,378     0.07%
(other than
options
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             39,356,995     5.47%        930,801     0.13%


(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      47,217               1.615556
Purchase      26,674               1.58
Purchase      11,468               1.583943
Purchase      6,288                1.6
Purchase      3,560                1.584239
Purchase      23,106               1.59836
Purchase      2,475                1.617002
Purchase      39,181               1.606689
Purchase      4,016                1.589714
Sale          94,567               1.6072
Sale          4,947                1.59651
Sale          1,106                1.635
Sale          47,910               1.609718
Sale          153,584              1.6072
Sale          12,228               1.623957
Sale          6,288                1.581
Sale          114,394              1.6136
Sale          3,964                1.600409
Sale          22,158               1.590681
Sale          7,749                1.602022
Sale          31,418               1.6136
Sale          75,877               1.6072
Sale          33,466               1.609963
Sale          26,674               1.58
Sale          43,732               1.6072
Sale          3,673                1.586
Sale          219                  1.6225
Sale          1,627                1.6225
Sale          5,502                1.6120
Sale          31,418               1.6136
Sale          114,394              1.6136

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         11610         1.5903
CFD            Short         5373          1.5943
CFD            Short         3464          1.6018
CFD            Short         246           1.6021
CFD            Short         79196         1.6093
CFD            Short         43338         1.6138
CFD            Short         36014         1.6153
CFD            Short         52735         1.6175

(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                         26 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