| FORM 8.3 |
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| PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY |
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| A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR |
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| MORE |
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| Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") |
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| 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: | 12 July 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: | 7,533,155 | 1.00% | 1,291,926 | 0.17% | ||||||
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| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | | | | | ||||||
| | | | 618,248 | 0.08% | 6,829,993 | 0.91% | |||||
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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: | 8,151,403 | 1.09% | 8,121,919 | 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 | | ||||||||||
| 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 | 321 | 1.2689 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 750 | 1.2570 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 753 | 1.2290 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 1,308 | 1.2540 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 2,340 | 1.2690 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 5,000 | 1.2652 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 8,234 | 1.2333 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 20,032 | 1.2472 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 31,714 | 1.2621 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 2,835 | 1.2494 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 2,911 | 1.2658 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 4,048 | 1.2589 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 4,434 | 1.2586 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 5,044 | 1.2590 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 9,678 | 1.2625 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 9,809 | 1.2617 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 10,941 | 1.2592 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 11,158 | 1.2616 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 12,203 | 1.2690 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 15,000 | 1.2600 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 15,214 | 1.2620 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 34,127 | 1.2614 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 61,808 | 1.2536 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 | 23 | 1.2589 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 5,983 | 1.2643 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Long | 12,876 | 1.2577 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 16,244 | 1.2689 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 17,860 | 1.2545 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 19,702 | 1.2538 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 20,476 | 1.2571 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 26,808 | 1.2518 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 35,000 | 1.2595 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 244 | 1.2510 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1,908 | 1.2527 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 2,340 | 1.2690 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 3,852 | 1.2351 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 5,000 | 1.2652 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 6,879 | 1.2506 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 7,990 | 1.2327 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Short | 9,451 | 1.2504 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 |
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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: | 13 Jul 2022 | | | | |||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | | | | |||
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