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