| 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: | 20 July 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: | 7,311,528 | 0.97% | 1,381,637 | 0.18% |
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| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | | | | |
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| | | | 576,965 | 0.08% | 6,919,286 | 0.92% |
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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: | | 7,888,493 | 1.05% | 8,300,923 | 1.11% |
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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 | 1.3200 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 226 | 1.3610 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 348 | 1.3499 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 656 | 1.3545 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 753 | 1.3604 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 1,174 | 1.3670 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 1,805 | 1.3514 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 1,981 | 1.3538 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 2,047 | 1.3550 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 2,234 | 1.3597 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 2,250 | 1.3467 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 4,300 | 1.3579 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 4,839 | 1.3534 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 5,187 | 1.3589 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 5,657 | 1.3529 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 5,772 | 1.3560 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 6,677 | 1.3574 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 6,897 | 1.3580 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 7,004 | 1.3602 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 8,449 | 1.3350 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 10,432 | 1.3618 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 15,776 | 1.3585 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 18,543 | 1.3565 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 19,048 | 1.3599 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 21,737 | 1.3600 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 23,629 | 1.3547 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 32,903 | 1.3583 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 50,000 | 1.3512 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 50,000 | 1.3501 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 82,043 | 1.3511 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 197,906 | 1.3505 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Purchase | 232,410 | 1.3500 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 1.3400 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 876 | 1.3508 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 904 | 1.3611 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 1,174 | 1.3670 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 1,494 | 1.3594 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 2,007 | 1.3617 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 2,227 | 1.3640 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 2,590 | 1.3600 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 5,746 | 1.3604 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 6,897 | 1.3580 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 43,563 | 1.3529 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 43,580 | 1.3541 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 50,000 | 1.3584 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | Sale | 67,599 | 1.3513 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 | 1.3400 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 16 | 1.3500 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 19 | 1.3431 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 36 | 1.3475 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 4,518 | 1.3557 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 7,310 | 1.3530 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 12,177 | 1.3566 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 13,326 | 1.3580 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 13,403 | 1.3499 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 19,329 | 1.3551 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Long | 25,059 | 1.3516 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1 | 1.3200 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 1,860 | 1.3553 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 4,789 | 1.3537 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Short | 7,470 | 1.3531 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 16,372 | 1.3482 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | CFD | Short | 56,168 | 1.3501 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 69,619 | 1.3501 GBP | |||
| 5p ordinary | SWAP | Short | 129,565 | 1.3500 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: | 21 Jul 2022 | | | | |||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | | | | |||
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