| 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 |
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| (a) | Full name of discloser: | | Barclays PLC. |
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| (b) | Owner or controller of interest and short | |
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| | positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): |
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| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | FIRSTGROUP PLC |
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| | relevant securities this form relates: |
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| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an | |
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| | offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of |
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| | offeror/offeree: | | |
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| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 30 June 2022 |
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| (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? | | | |
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| 2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE |
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| (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 | | |
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| | Interests | Short Positions |
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| | Number | (%) | Number | (%) |
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| (1) | Relevant securities owned | | | | |
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| | and/or controlled: | 7,742,817 | 1.03% | 1,040,957 | 0.14% |
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| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | | | | |
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| | | | 464,774 | 0.06% | 7,041,383 | 0.94% |
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| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | | | | |
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| | and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| | TOTAL: | | 8,207,591 | 1.09% | 8,082,340 | 1.08% |
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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 | |
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| which subscription right exists |
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| Details, including nature of the rights | |
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| concerned and relevant percentages: |
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| 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 | 1,194 | 1.2800 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 1,592 | 1.2730 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 2,288 | 1.2660 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 3,207 | 1.2870 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 6,256 | 1.2990 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 7,778 | 1.2653 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 18,988 | 1.2750 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 19,129 | 1.2843 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 21,435 | 1.2974 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 26,180 | 1.2729 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 143,776 | 1.2748 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 263 | 1.2980 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 3,202 | 1.2763 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 3,207 | 1.2870 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 3,599 | 1.2990 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 3,666 | 1.2985 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 3,755 | 1.2992 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 3,808 | 1.2801 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 4,537 | 1.3063 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 6,455 | 1.3070 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 7,135 | 1.2745 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 7,216 | 1.2751 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 13,490 | 1.2770 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 24,815 | 1.2750 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 47,817 | 1.2852 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 77,610 | 1.2774 GBP | ||||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 184,338 | 1.2768 GBP | ||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | | |||||
| Class of | | Product | | Nature of dealing | | Number of | Price per |
| relevant | | description | | | | reference | unit |
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| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 1,193 | 1.2819 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 6,972 | 1.2807 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 9,472 | 1.2749 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 9,982 | 1.2847 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 14,157 | 1.2725 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 20,396 | 1.2809 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 31,342 | 1.2805 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 32,478 | 1.2889 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 77,610 | 1.2775 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Long | 130,380 | 1.2748 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 765 | 1.2831 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1,565 | 1.2838 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Short | 2,786 | 1.2760 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Short | 5,051 | 1.2670 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 9,530 | 1.2774 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Short | 10,066 | 1.2655 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 11,646 | 1.2691 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 13,093 | 1.2895 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 14,792 | 1.2734 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 132,643 | 1.2750 GBP | |||
| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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| (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 |
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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) |
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| 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: | 1 Jul 2022 | | | | |||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | | | | |||
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