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