Stagecoach Group plc (the "Company") makes the following notification under Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4.

Yorkshire Building Society (the "Trustee"), as the trustee of the Company's HM Revenue and Customs approved Stagecoach Group plc 2011 Share Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), has today notified the Company that on 2 January 2013 it purchased ordinary shares of 125/228thp each in the capital of the Company on behalf of, and awarded Matching Shares to, the following persons discharging managerial responsibility. The number of shares purchased and number of Matching Shares awarded under the Plan on 2 January 2013 is shown below.  

Name of person discharging managerial responsibility Number of shares purchased Number of Matching Shares awarded
Martin Griffiths 39 6
Ross Paterson 39 6
Les Warneford 3 6

The above purchases were made at a price of 315.86p per share. The shares purchased and Matching Shares awarded are held by the Trustee in accordance with the rules of the Plan.

For further information, please contact:

Stagecoach Group plc                                        www.stagecoachgroup.com

Mike Vaux, Company Secretary       01738 442111  

3 January 2013



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