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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:                                     05 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:                                         1,533,301  0.25%   5,245,172  0.85%     
                                                                                                                
 (2)         Cash-settled derivatives:                                                                          
                                                                        4,840,177  0.79%   1,293,132  0.21%     
                                                                                                                
 (3)         Stock-settled derivatives (including options)                                                      
             and agreements to purchase/sell:                           0          0.00%   0          0.00%     
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                
             TOTAL:                                                     6,373,478  1.04%   6,538,304  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              84                2.3990 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              108               2.4070 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              137               2.4300 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              237               2.4037 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              320               2.3760 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              378               2.4330 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              581               2.4299 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              1,040             2.3883 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              1,047             2.4380 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              1,135             2.3880 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              1,490             2.4020 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              3,416             2.3988 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              3,946             2.4000 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              8,712             2.4378 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              10,668            2.4270 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              11,163            2.3980 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              40,985            2.3914 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              48,401            2.4358 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  517               2.3860 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  596               2.4000 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  684               2.4106 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  892               2.3309 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  2,130             2.3246 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  3,148             2.3643 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  4,189             2.4380 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  4,718             2.3994 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  5,218             2.3990 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  5,475             2.3508 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  7,186             2.3765 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  7,988             2.3739 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  8,009             2.4194 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  8,132             2.3658 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  8,710             2.4361 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  10,282            2.4335 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  16,692            2.4190 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  25,272            2.4181 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  29,126            2.4158 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  42,996            2.4195 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  186,918           2.4229 GBP              


(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
 Class of          Product           Nature of dealing       Number of   Price per   
 relevant          description                               reference   unit        
 security                                                    securities              
 5p ordinary       CFD               Long                    17          2.3211 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    68          2.3287 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    80          2.4000 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    81          2.3646 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    138         2.3243 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    142         2.3501 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    214         2.3736 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    216         2.3652 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    329         2.3502 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    491         2.3655 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    760         2.3237 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    892         2.3309 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    1,132       2.3640 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    1,164       2.3250 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    1,935       2.3645 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    1,975       2.3503 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    2,934       2.3656 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    3,029       2.3512 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    3,435       2.3737 GBP  
 5p ordinary       CFD               Long                    4,177       2.4380 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    4,339       2.3740 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    4,491       2.3661 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    5,134       2.3990 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    7,186       2.3765 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    9,500       2.3994 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    9,757       2.4379 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    10,430      2.4121 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    14,842      2.4224 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    16,199      2.4192 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    17,040      2.4092 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    27,580      2.4140 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    45,741      2.4156 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    57,446      2.4064 GBP  
 5p ordinary       CFD               Long                    109,171     2.4371 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   80          2.4000 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   276         2.2939 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   500         2.4127 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   1,135       2.3880 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   1,429       2.4379 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   6,135       2.3950 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   35,495      2.3896 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:                                         8 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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