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