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 28 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 30,942,065 4.30% 225,641 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,391,275 0.47% 556,262 0.08%
(other than
options
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 34,333,340 4.77% 781,903 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 14,294 1.4894
Purchase 82,314 1.4722
Purchase 2,575 1.5233
Purchase 62,330 1.4729
Purchase 4,866 1.4728
Purchase 6,574 1.4567
Purchase 11,873 1.4602
Purchase 13,042 1.4771
Sale 7 1.4751
Sale 234 1.5168
Sale 4,068 1.4751
Sale 4,079 1.4490
Sale 4,390 1.4751
Sale 10,969 1.4739
Sale 4 1.4751
Sale 22,212 1.4490
Sale 497,818 1.4751
Sale 22,217 1.4751
Sale 23,274 1.4751
Sale 27,311 1.5005
Sale 27,311 1.5005
Sale 43,730 1.4751
Sale 44,919 1.4804
Sale 60,955 1.4759
Sale 64,538 1.4751
Sale 92,418 1.4751
Sale 198,850 1.4751
Sale 20,700 1.4751
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 5375 1.4603
CFD Long 60955 1.4758
CFD Long 234 1.5167
CFD Short 6574 1.4566
CFD Short 13529 1.4707
CFD Short 95108 1.4721
CFD Short 64867 1.4723
CFD Short 62330 1.4729
CFD Short 13042 1.4771
CFD Short 39620 1.4994
CFD Short 82482 1.5005
(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 29 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