| FORM 8.3 |
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| PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
| A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
| MORE | |||||||
| Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") | |||||||
| 1. | KEY INFORMATION | ||||||
| (a) | Full name of discloser: | | Barclays PLC. | ||||
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| (b) | Owner or controller of interest and short | | |||||
| | positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||||||
| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | FIRSTGROUP PLC | |||||
| | relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an | | |||||
| | offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
| | offeror/offeree: | | | ||||
| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 23 June 2022 | |||||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | NO |
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| | disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | | | | |||
| 2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree | ||||||
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any) |
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| Class of relevant security: | 5p ordinary | | | ||||
| | Interests | Short Positions | |||||
| | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | | | | | ||
| | and/or controlled: | 7,805,489 | 1.04% | 959,029 | 0.13% | ||
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| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | | | | | ||
| | | | 411,180 | 0.05% | 7,059,999 | 0.94% | |
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| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | | | | | ||
| | and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
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| | TOTAL: | | 8,216,669 | 1.10% | 8,019,028 | 1.07% | |
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| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive | ||||||
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| options) |
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| Class of relevant security in relation to | | ||||||
| which subscription right exists | | ||||||
| Details, including nature of the rights | | ||||||
| concerned and relevant percentages: | |||||||
| 3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Purchases and sales | | | | | ||
| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | | Number of | Price per unit | | ||
| security | | | | securities | | | |
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 15 | 1.3530 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 87 | 1.3630 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 203 | 1.3300 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 207 | 1.3528 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 797 | 1.3463 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 1,815 | 1.3607 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 11,101 | 1.3466 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 36,513 | 1.3496 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 39,432 | 1.3478 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 42,491 | 1.3529 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 93,880 | 1.3489 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 18 | 1.3487 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 82 | 1.3413 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 195 | 1.3450 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 456 | 1.3600 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 763 | 1.3529 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 833 | 1.3410 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 913 | 1.3639 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 956 | 1.3491 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 1,123 | 1.3500 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 1,643 | 1.3419 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 2,463 | 1.3464 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 2,843 | 1.3603 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 3,137 | 1.3502 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 5,000 | 1.3580 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 5,722 | 1.3461 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 7,735 | 1.3645 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 11,426 | 1.3565 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 28,021 | 1.3530 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 52,590 | 1.3592 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 59,846 | 1.3517 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 74,989 | 1.3578 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 98,297 | 1.3507 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 167,338 | 1.3424 GBP | ||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | | |||||
| Class of | | Product | | Nature of dealing | | Number of | Price per |
| relevant | | description | | | | reference | unit |
| security | | | | | | securities | |
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 49 | 1.3480 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 58 | 1.3340 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 90 | 1.3530 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 913 | 1.3639 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 4,946 | 1.3379 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Long | 6,823 | 1.3528 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 7,735 | 1.3645 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 11,329 | 1.3521 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 15,357 | 1.3529 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 16,478 | 1.3653 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 16,620 | 1.3526 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 23,547 | 1.3528 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 43,154 | 1.3567 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 52,590 | 1.3592 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 54,196 | 1.3525 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 167,338 | 1.3424 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 87 | 1.3630 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 203 | 1.3299 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 641 | 1.3590 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 797 | 1.3463 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1,522 | 1.3430 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Short | 3,183 | 1.3576 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 4,675 | 1.3523 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Short | 7,681 | 1.3301 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 9,579 | 1.3472 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Short | 13,404 | 1.3584 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 14,142 | 1.3513 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 29,958 | 1.3501 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 58,524 | 1.3480 GBP | |||
| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | ||||||
| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
| of | description | purchasing, | of | price | | date | money |
| relevant | | selling, | securities | per unit | | | paid/ |
| security | | varying etc | to which | | | | received |
| | | | option | | | | per unit |
| | | | relates | | | | |
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| (ii) | Exercising |
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| Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
| security | | | | securities | unit | ||
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| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | ||||||
| Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | | Details | Price per unit (if | | ||
| security | | | | applicable) | | ||
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| 4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
| (a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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| Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, | |||||||
| formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal | |||||||
| or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party | |||||||
| to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: | | ||||||
| NONE | |||||||
| (b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives | ||||||
| Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between | |||||||
| the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: | | ||||||
| (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or | | ||||||
| (ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which | |||||||
| any derivative is referenced: | | | | | | ||
| NONE | |||||||
| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 24 Jun 2022 | | | | |||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | | | ||||
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