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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:                                     09 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:                                         1,336,408  0.22%   5,544,481  0.90%     
                                                                                                                
 (2)         Cash-settled derivatives:                                                                          
                                                                        5,191,558  0.85%   1,116,532  0.18%     
                                                                                                                
 (3)         Stock-settled derivatives (including options)                                                      
             and agreements to purchase/sell:                           0          0.00%   0          0.00%     
                                                                                                                
 (4)                                                                                                            
             TOTAL:                                                     6,527,966  1.06%   6,661,013  1.08%     
                                                                                                                


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              4                 2.3920 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              23                2.4100 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              33                2.3836 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              56                2.3650 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              69                2.3952 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              108               2.3921 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              143               2.3557 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              583               2.3690 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              690               2.4080 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              792               2.3831 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              1,504             2.3575 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              1,582             2.3498 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              1,612             2.3940 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              2,421             2.3956 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              2,792             2.3605 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              3,670             2.3796 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              4,608             2.3804 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              5,174             2.4020 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              8,794             2.3955 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              12,152            2.3978 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              14,887            2.3971 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              15,996            2.3724 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              17,173            2.3942 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              18,142            2.4050 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              27,933            2.3581 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              47,991            2.3951 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Purchase              50,437            2.3701 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  51                2.3597 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  66                2.3960 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  143               2.3560 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  169               2.3976 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  243               2.3540 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  339               2.3680 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  372               2.3602 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  585               2.3980 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  594               2.3642 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  680               2.3994 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  836               2.3954 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  1,017             2.3903 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  1,234             2.3682 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  1,663             2.3709 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  1,799             2.3814 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  2,066             2.3598 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  2,208             2.3940 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  2,737             2.3850 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  3,218             2.3916 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  3,475             2.3675 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  4,250             2.3723 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  4,652             2.3500 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  5,053             2.3499 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  5,086             2.3582 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  5,506             2.3962 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  5,766             2.3786 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  7,186             2.3725 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  7,891             2.3957 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  9,408             2.3618 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  16,259            2.3660 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  18,966            2.3880 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  24,836            2.3827 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  106,053           2.3708 GBP              
 5p ordinary                Sale                  175,932           2.3904 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                    4           2.3730 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    22          2.3517 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    31          2.3658 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    33          2.3659 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    37          2.3723 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    40          2.3651 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    45          2.3709 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    51          2.3597 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    84          2.3539 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    96          2.3713 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    112         2.3838 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    137         2.3544 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    197         2.3657 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    212         2.3662 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    236         2.3615 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    289         2.3655 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    572         2.3619 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    594         2.3642 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    736         2.3840 GBP  
 5p ordinary       CFD               Long                    836         2.3954 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    1,017       2.3903 GBP  
 5p ordinary       CFD               Long                    1,286       2.3996 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    1,481       2.3708 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    1,799       2.3814 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    2,530       2.3661 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    3,158       2.3617 GBP  
 5p ordinary       CFD               Long                    4,250       2.3723 GBP  
 5p ordinary       CFD               Long                    4,652       2.3500 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    5,053       2.3499 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    5,113       2.3616 GBP  
 5p ordinary       CFD               Long                    5,506       2.3962 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    5,733       2.3787 GBP  
 5p ordinary       CFD               Long                    7,891       2.3957 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    7,899       2.3786 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    13,289      2.3660 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    13,289      2.3837 GBP  
 5p ordinary       CFD               Long                    18,966      2.3880 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    19,882      2.3870 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    22,476      2.3826 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Long                    32,663      2.3827 GBP  
 5p ordinary       CFD               Long                    49,386      2.3531 GBP  
 5p ordinary       CFD               Short                   33          2.3836 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   100         2.4080 GBP  
 5p ordinary       CFD               Short                   108         2.3922 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   614         2.3948 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   2,890       2.3987 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   3,417       2.3715 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   3,994       2.3782 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   5,748       2.3879 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   8,827       2.3698 GBP  
 5p ordinary       SWAP              Short                   10,366      2.3500 GBP  
 5p ordinary       CFD               Short                   13,373      2.3501 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:                                         10 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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