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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI)_Replacement

RNS Number : 3256Q

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

26 October 2021

FORM 8.5 Replacement

The Form 8.5 National Express Group PLC announcement released on 05/10/2021 under RNS 0724O has been amended.

Amendments are identified with an asterisk (*).

The full amended text is shown below

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:

Merrill Lynch International

(b)	Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

National Express Group PLC

(c)	Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

National Express Group PLC

(d)	Date dealing undertaken:

04/10/2021

(e)	In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

YES

If YES, specify which:

(Stagecoach Group PLC)

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 relevant security	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
5p ordinary	Purchase	183,054	2.465 GBP	2.332 GBP
5p ordinary	Sale	*427,406	2.466 GBP	2.332 GBP

(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	431	2.398 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	1,883	2.377 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	8,558	2.377 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	7,555	2.405 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	4,143	2.332 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	53	2.332 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	3,117	2.416 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	53	2.332 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	3,129	2.416 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	5,052	2.35 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	10,157	2.35 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	11,259	2.35 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	14,954	2.403 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	11,220	2.332 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	7,841	2.4 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,548	2.332 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	10,271	2.332 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	4,143	2.332 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	5,733	2.377 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	10,271	2.414 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	4,143	2.332 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	11,220	2.332 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	5,733	2.332 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	9,389	2.332 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	5,040	2.401 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	41	2.378 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	5,040	2.378 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	595	2.46 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	252	2.404 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	328	2.378 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	923	2.403 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	211	2.376 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	2,585	2.378 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	2,585	2.424 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,870	2.426 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	23,441	2.341 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	18,546	2.358 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	23,137	2.358 GBP
*5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	11,984	2.33 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 e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(ii)

Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise Price per unit
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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:	26/10/2021
Contact name:	Tolu Tade
Telephone number:	+44207 996 3410

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
dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

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FERPPGMUUUPGGCQ

RNS Number : 3256Q

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

26 October 2021

FORM 8.5 Replacement

The Form 8.5 National Express Group PLC announcement released on 05/10/2021 under RNS 0724O has been amended.

Amendments are identified with an asterisk (*).

The full amended text is shown below

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:

Merrill Lynch International

(b)	Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

National Express Group PLC

(c)	Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

National Express Group PLC

(d)	Date dealing undertaken:

04/10/2021

(e)	In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

YES

If YES, specify which:

(Stagecoach Group PLC)

2.	DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)	Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchases/ sales	Total number of securities	Highest price per unit paid/received	Lowest price per unit paid/received
5p ordinary	Purchase	183,054	2.465 GBP	2.332 GBP
5p ordinary	Sale	*427,406	2.466 GBP	2.332 GBP

(b)	Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	431	2.398 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	1,883	2.377 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	8,558	2.377 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	7,555	2.405 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	4,143	2.332 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	53	2.332 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	3,117	2.416 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	53	2.332 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	3,129	2.416 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	5,052	2.35 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	10,157	2.35 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	11,259	2.35 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	14,954	2.403 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	11,220	2.332 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	7,841	2.4 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	1,548	2.332 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	10,271	2.332 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Long Position	4,143	2.332 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Long Position	5,733	2.377 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	10,271	2.414 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	4,143	2.332 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	11,220	2.332 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	5,733	2.332 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	9,389	2.332 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	5,040	2.401 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	41	2.378 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	5,040	2.378 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	595	2.46 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	252	2.404 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Short Position	328	2.378 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	923	2.403 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	211	2.376 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Short Position	2,585	2.378 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a Short Position	2,585	2.424 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	1,870	2.426 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Reducing a Long Position	23,441	2.341 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Closing a Long Position	18,546	2.358 GBP
5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Opening a Short Position	23,137	2.358 GBP
*5p ordinary	Swaps - Equity Swaps	Increasing a long position	11,984	2.33 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 e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(ii)

Exercise

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Exercising/ exercised against	Number of securities	Exercise Price per unit
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(d)	Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

3.	OTHER INFORMATION

(a)	Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

None

(b)	Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

None

Date of disclosure:	26/10/2021
Contact name:	Tolu Tade
Telephone number:	+44207 996 3410

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Date	26 Oct 2021
Time	15:10:07
Category	Holding(s) in company
ID	3256Q

Date	26 Oct 2021
Time	15:10:07
Category	Holding(s) in company
ID	3256Q

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