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               26 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      33,503,345     4.65%        254,432     0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives    3,852,629     0.54%        643,971     0.09%
(other than
options
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             37,355,974     5.19%        898,403     0.12%


(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      3,766                1.5805
Purchase      116,707              1.5804
Purchase      10,920               1.5822
Purchase      1,199                1.5829
Purchase      2,380                1.5730
Purchase      6,709                1.5832
Purchase      6,487                1.5781
Purchase      15,814               1.5788
Purchase      499                  1.5750
Purchase      6,308                1.5739
Sale          10,207               1.5805
Sale          6,435                1.5805
Sale          5,200                1.5790
Sale          13,622               1.5805
Sale          3,560                1.5798
Sale          3,554                1.5805
Sale          2,814                1.5740
Sale          1,080                1.5780
Sale          6,158                1.5850
Sale          19,897               1.5795
Sale          49,352               1.5801
Sale          49,352               1.5801
Sale          43,556               1.5796
Sale          39,122               1.5805
Sale          26,773               1.5805
Sale          12,276               1.5805
Sale          21,917               1.5805
Sale          13,352               1.5805
Sale          19,709               1.5794
Sale          18,188               1.5805
Sale          15,264               1.5805
Sale          14,384               1.5808
Sale          13,683               1.5805
Sale          131,202              1.5801
Sale          24,393               1.5805


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          5200          1.5789
CFD            Long          19897         1.5794
CFD            Long          43556         1.5795
CFD            Long          3560          1.5797
CFD            Short         6308          1.5738
CFD            Short         82197         1.5779
CFD            Short         15814         1.5787
CFD            Short         5401          1.5796
CFD            Short         183175        1.5801
CFD            Short         116707        1.5804
CFD            Short         10920         1.5822
CFD            Short         1199          1.5828


(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                         27 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