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               27 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      32,438,879     4.51%        299,037     0.04%
securities
(2) Derivatives    3,642,451     0.51%        496,450     0.07%
(other than
options
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             36,081,330     5.01%        795,487     0.11%


(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      6,558                1.5597
Purchase      13,315               1.5810
Purchase      2,824                1.5543
Purchase      25,296               1.5593
Purchase      45,954               1.5400
Purchase      30,000               1.5400
Purchase      17,600               1.5660
Sale          225                  1.5603
Sale          236                  1.5603
Sale          201                  1.5603
Sale          392                  1.5878
Sale          444                  1.5603
Sale          489                  1.5603
Sale          785                  1.5580
Sale          789                  1.5603
Sale          939                  1.5603
Sale          242                  1.5704
Sale          1,099                1.5603
Sale          50                   1.5704
Sale          45                   1.5603
Sale          44                   1.5704
Sale          42                   1.5603
Sale          37                   1.5704
Sale          22                   1.5704
Sale          20                   1.5704
Sale          11                   1.5704
Sale          11                   1.5704
Sale          10                   1.5704
Sale          3                    1.5704
Sale          98                   1.5704
Sale          16,201               1.5523
Sale          190,296              1.5507
Sale          99,178               1.5507
Sale          84,749               1.5507
Sale          71,241               1.5507
Sale          45,954               1.5400
Sale          44,175               1.5507
Sale          41,129               1.5596
Sale          40,148               1.5507
Sale          36,778               1.5518
Sale          21,351               1.5506
Sale          3,523                1.5459
Sale          18,241               1.5506
Sale          2,108                1.5603
Sale          13,315               1.5810
Sale          7,900                1.5689
Sale          5,442                1.5660
Sale          5,204                1.5687
Sale          5,114                1.5603
Sale          4,109                1.5506
Sale          461,559              1.5507
Sale          3,806                1.5505
Sale          3                    1.5704
Sale          2,480                1.5756
Sale          20,380               1.5506

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          36452         1.54
CFD            Long          38028         1.5414
CFD            Long          3523          1.5458
CFD            Long          36778         1.5517
CFD            Long          16201         1.5523
CFD            Long          54734         1.5589
CFD            Long          41129         1.5595
CFD            Long          7026          1.5614
CFD            Long          5204          1.5686
CFD            Long          7900          1.5689
CFD            Long          392           1.5877
CFD            Short         219799        1.5488
CFD            Short         93180         1.5582
CFD            Short         25296         1.5592
CFD            Short         10366         1.5627
CFD            Short         8267          1.5658
CFD            Short         17600         1.5659

(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                         28 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