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RNS Number : 2301V

GoldmanSachs International

08 August 2022

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 trader:            (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL 
 (b) Name of offeror/offeree in                  FIRSTGROUP PLC 
  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 the offer              FIRSTGROUP PLC 
  with which exempt principal trader 
  is connected: 
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 (d) Date dealing undertaken:                    05 August 2022 
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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 price 
   relevant       sales      of securities        price per         per unit paid/received 
   security                                   unit paid/received 
 5p ordinary   Purchases           107,570            1.3620 GBP                1.3400 GBP 
------------  -----------  ---------------  -------------------- 
 5p ordinary     Sales              71,163            1.3625 GBP                1.3345 GBP 
------------  -----------  ---------------  -------------------- 
 
   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
  Class of       Product         Nature of dealing         Number       Price per 
   relevant     description     e.g. opening/closing     of reference      unit 
   security      e.g. CFD      a long/short position,     securities 
                                increasing/reducing 
                               a long/short position 
 5p ordinary       CFD           Reducing a short               2,073   1.3408 GBP 
                                      position 
------------  -------------  ------------------------  -------------- 
 5p ordinary       CFD          Increasing a short             17,363   1.3455 GBP 
                                      position 
------------  -------------  ------------------------  -------------- 
 5p ordinary       CFD          Increasing a short              6,186   1.3457 GBP 
                                      position 
------------  -------------  ------------------------  -------------- 
 5p ordinary       CFD          Increasing a short              2,129   1.3458 GBP 
                                      position 
------------  -------------  ------------------------  -------------- 
 5p ordinary       CFD           Reducing a short              24,822   1.3468 GBP 
                                      position 
------------  -------------  ------------------------  -------------- 
 5p ordinary       CFD           Reducing a short                 843   1.3469 GBP 
                                      position 
------------  -------------  ------------------------  -------------- 
 5p ordinary       CFD          Increasing a short             11,114   1.3469 GBP 
                                      position 
------------  -------------  ------------------------  -------------- 
 5p ordinary       CFD          Increasing a short             11,332   1.3470 GBP 
                                      position 
------------  -------------  ------------------------  -------------- 
 5p ordinary       CFD          Increasing a short              6,997   1.3479 GBP 
                                      position 
------------  -------------  ------------------------  -------------- 
 5p ordinary       CFD          Increasing a short             10,669   1.3482 GBP 
                                      position 
------------  -------------  ------------------------  -------------- 
 
   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
    Class         Product        Writing,         Number       Exercise       Type      Expiry    Option 
  of relevant    description    purchasing,    of securities     price        e.g.       date      money 
   security       e.g. call      selling,        to which       per unit    American,              paid/ 
                   option         varying         option                    European              received 
                                   etc.           relates                     etc.                per unit 
 
 
   (ii)        Exercise 
 
      Class of        Product description    Exercising     Number of     Exercise 
  relevant security        e.g. call         / exercised    securities    price per 
                             option            against                      unit 
 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of relevant    Nature of dealing    Details         Price per 
      security        e.g. subscription,              unit (if applicable) 
                          conversion 
 
 
   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" 
 
   NONE 
 
   (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" 
 
   NONE 
 
 
 Date of disclosure:    08 August 2022 
 Contact name:          Papa Lette and Andrzej Szyszka 
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                        +33(1) 4212 1459 / +48(22) 
 Telephone number:       317 4817 
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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.

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

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