GoldmanSachs International Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) (0826M)

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RNS Number : 0826M

GoldmanSachs International

25 April 2018

FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)

PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

   1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 (a) Name of exempt principal      (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS 
  trader:                           INTERNATIONAL 
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 (b) Name of offeror/offeree       FIRSTGROUP PLC 
  in relation to whose relevant 
  securities this form relates: 
  Use a separate form for 
  each offeror/offeree 
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 (c) Name of the party to          FIRSTGROUP PLC 
  the offer with which exempt 
  principal trader is connected: 
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 (d) Date dealing undertaken:      24 April 2018 
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 (e) In addition to the company    N/A 
  in 1(b) above, is the exempt 
  principal trader making 
  disclosures in respect of 
  any other party to the offer? 
  If it is a cash offer or 
  possible cash offer, state 
  "N/A" 
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   2.         DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(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     Purchases/    Total number          Highest               Lowest 
   relevant       sales      of securities        price per             price per 
   security                                   unit paid/received    unit paid/received 
------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 5p ordinary   Purchases           162,308                1.1520                1.1310 
                                                             GBP                   GBP 
------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 5p ordinary     Sales              90,960                1.1520                1.1350 
                                                             GBP                   GBP 
------------  -----------  ---------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 
   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
  Class of       Product            Nature of dealing             Number         Price 
   relevant     description        e.g. opening/closing         of reference    per unit 
   security      e.g. CFD              a long/short              securities 
                               position, increasing/reducing 
                                       a long/short 
                                         position 
------------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
 5p ordinary       CFD                  Increasing                     1,327      1.1376 
                                      a long position                                GBP 
------------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
 5p ordinary       CFD                  Reducing a                    31,687      1.1441 
                                       long position                                 GBP 
------------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
 5p ordinary       CFD                  Reducing a                    36,224      1.1441 
                                       long position                                 GBP 
------------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
 5p ordinary       SWAP                 Reducing a                     2,200      1.1443 
                                       long position                                 GBP 
------------  -------------  -------------------------------  --------------  ---------- 
 
   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
   Class       Product        Writing,          Number       Exercise      Type      Expiry    Option 
     of       description    purchasing,     of securities     price       e.g.       date      money 
  relevant       e.g.          selling,        to which         per      American,              paid/ 
  security       call        varying etc.       option         unit      European              received 
                option                          relates                    etc.                  per 
                                                                                                 unit 
----------  -------------  --------------  ---------------  ---------  -----------  -------  ---------- 
 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
 Class of      Product       Exercising        Number        Exercise 
  relevant    description    / exercised    of securities    price per 
  security     e.g. call       against                         unit 
                option 
----------  -------------  -------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of     Nature of dealing    Details    Price per 
  relevant    e.g. subscription,               unit (if 
  security        conversion                  applicable) 
----------  --------------------  --------  ------------- 
 
 
   3.         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 exempt principal 
  trader 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" 
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   NONE 
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   (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives 
 
 Details of any agreement, arrangement or 
  understanding, formal or informal, between 
  the exempt principal trader 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" 
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   NONE 
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 Date of disclosure:    25 April 2018 
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 Contact name:          Kashif Rafiq and Papa 
                         Lette 
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                        [phone] / 
 Telephone number:       [phone] 
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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [e-mail]. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on [phone].

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

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