REG-FirstGroup PLC: Holding(s) in Company

FirstgroupAnnouncement

15/01/2021 09:40

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):                                                                                                                  FirstGroup plc                                                         
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate)                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 Non-UK issuer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”)                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               X              
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 Other (please specify) (iii):                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 Name                                                                                                                                                                      Norges Bank                                                                                                                    
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                                     Oslo, Norway                                                                                                                   
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 Name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached (vi):                                                                                                               13/01/2021                                                                                                                     
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                                                                                            14/01/2021                                                                                                                     
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                            % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)    % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)    Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)  Total number of voting rights held in issuer (vii)      
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached                          2.96%                                                              0.02%                                                   2.98%                                 1,220,976,379.00                     
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                                                  2.98%                                                              0.02%                                                   3.00%                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

   

 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached (viii) 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                          
 Class/type of                    Number of voting rights (ix)          % of voting rights                    
 shares ISIN code (if possible)                                                                               
                                  Direct (DTR5.1)  Indirect (DTR5.2.1)  Direct (DTR5.1)  Indirect (DTR5.2.1)  
 GB0003452173                     36,208,304.00                         2.96%                                 
                                                                                                              
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                                36,208,304.00                             2.96%                 

   

 B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)                                                                                                                                                 
 Type of financial instrument  Expiration      Exercise/                                      Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is  exercised/converted.  % of voting rights  
                               date (x)        Conversion Period (xi)                                                                                                                                      
 Equity: Lent Securities       Please fill in  Please fill in days until exercise/conversion  266,000.00                                                                               0.02%               
                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                               SUBTOTAL 8. B 1                                                                       266,000.00                                               0.02%        

   

 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)                                                               
 Type of financial instrument  Expiration   Exercise/                Physical or cash  settlement (xii)  Number of voting rights  % of voting rights  
                               date (x)     Conversion Period (xi)                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                     SUBTOTAL 8.B.2                                                                   

   

 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an “X”)                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (xiii)                                                                                                     X                   
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (xiv)(please add additional rows as necessary)                                                                                                         
                           Name (xv)                            % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold                 Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 Name of the proxy holder                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 The number and % of voting rights held                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 The date until which the voting rights will be held                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 11. Additional information (xvi)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

   

 Place of completion  Oslo        
 Date of completion   14/01/2021  

The information below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the
Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (“DGTR”) 6.2.2AR:

Legal Entity Identifier:  549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93

Classification as per DGTR 6 Annex 1R: 2.3

Enquiries:

Kemi Waterton-Zhou, Assistant Company Secretary

Tel: +44 (0)7970 183974



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