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REG-BARCLAYS PLC FORM 8.3 - NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC

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FORM 8.3 - NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC

 

FORM 8.3

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.                               
                                                                                 
 (b)  Owner or controller of interest and short                                                                              
      positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):                               
 (c)  Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose                               NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP 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:                                     01 November 2021                            
 (f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making          YES:                                        
      disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?                    STAGECOACH GROUP PLC                        


2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one
class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy
table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or
offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)
 Class of relevant security:                                            5p ordinary                             
                                                                        Interests          Short Positions      
                                                                        Number     (%)     Number     (%)       
 (1)         Relevant securities owned                                                                          
             and/or controlled:                                         1,573,399  0.26%   5,146,728  0.84%     
                                                                                                                
 (2)         Cash-settled derivatives:                                                                          
                                                                        4,699,952  0.77%   1,369,754  0.22%     
                                                                                                                
 (3)         Stock-settled derivatives (including options)                                                      
             and agreements to purchase/sell:                           0          0.00%   0          0.00%     
                                                                                                                
 (4)                                                                                                            
             TOTAL:                                                     6,273,351  1.02%   6,516,482  1.06%     
                                                                                                                


All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded
options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be
given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other
employee options)
 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

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as
appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales
 Class of relevant          Purchase/sale         Number of         Price per unit          
 security                                         securities                                
 5p ordinary                Purchase              21                2.3398 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              120               2.3560 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              1,062             2.3333 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              1,433             2.3252 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              2,994             2.3552 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              4,082             2.3375 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              5,120             2.3400 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              8,386             2.3525 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              11,966            2.3406 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              25,931            2.3425 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              27,934            2.3317 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              40,868            2.3355 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  2                 2.2959 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  15                2.3004 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  30                2.3470 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  47                2.3210 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  50                2.3370 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  194               2.3359 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  203               2.3399 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  240               2.3560 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  380               2.3445 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  438               2.3436 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  484               2.3297 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  511               2.3040 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  947               2.3494 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  1,066             2.3450 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  1,144             2.3424 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  1,500             2.3380 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  1,539             2.3406 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  2,434             2.3507 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  2,445             2.3430 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  2,589             2.3509 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  2,740             2.3339 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  3,114             2.3552 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  4,346             2.3409 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  4,427             2.3291 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  4,887             2.3460 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  8,425             2.3442 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  8,843             2.3525 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  16,006            2.3382 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  43,375            2.3381 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  64,303            2.3400 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                    2           2.2959 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    4           2.3054 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    11          2.2986 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    47          2.3209 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    50          2.3370 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    60          2.3303 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    147         2.3499 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    194         2.3359 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    203         2.3399 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    225         2.3510 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    424         2.3296 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    800         2.3493 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    2,209       2.3507 GBP  
 5p ordinary       CFD               Long                    2,304       2.2951 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    4,150       2.3477 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    7,561       2.3422 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    8,345       2.3436 GBP  
 5p ordinary       CFD               Long                    13,110      2.3398 GBP  
 5p ordinary       CFD               Long                    16,006      2.3382 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    17,947      2.3354 GBP  
 5p ordinary       CFD               Long                    63,973      2.3400 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   1,725       2.3318 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   2,357       2.3416 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   4,320       2.3439 GBP  
 5p ordinary       CFD               Short                   4,966       2.3400 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   5,124       2.3400 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   8,541       2.3369 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   11,141      2.3344 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   13,722      2.3388 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   19,393      2.3294 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   21,022      2.3333 GBP  


(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
 Class of relevant security  Product description e.g. call option  Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.  Number of securities to which option relates  Exercise price per unit  Type                           Expiry date  Option money paid/ received per unit  
                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                      e.g. American, European etc.                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        


(ii) Exercise
 Class of relevant security  Product description  Exercising/ exercised against  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit  
                             
                                                                                                  
                             e.g. call option                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                       
                        
                                                                                                                                


(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
 Class of relevant security  Nature of dealing               Details  Price per unit (if applicable)  
                             
                                                                        
                             e.g. subscription, conversion                                            
                                                                                                      
                             
                                                                        
                                                                                                      


4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
 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:                                               
 
                                                                                
 Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there   
 are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”             
                                                                                  
 
                                                                                
 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 or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant     
 securities to which any derivative is referenced:                            
 
                                                                            
 If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state       
 “none”                                                                       
                                                                              
 
                                                                            
 None                                                                         
 
                                                                            
                                                                              


(c) Attachments
 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?         NO                                             
 Date of disclosure:                                         2 Nov 2021                                     
 Contact name:                                               Large Holdings Regulatory Operations           
 Telephone number:                                           020 3134 7213                                  


Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
Information Service.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in
relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

*If the discloser is a natural person, a telephone number does not need to be
included, provided contact information has been provided to the Panel’s
Market Surveillance Unit.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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