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FirstgroupAnnouncement

22/11/2016 14:50

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (i)                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                   
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                                                                                                 FIRSTGROUP PLC 
 of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                                                                                                     
 attached: (ii)                                                                                                                                                                    
 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                                                                                                         
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                                Yes    
 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached                   
 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments                                                                        
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                                                                                  
 Other (please specify):                                                                                                                                                           
 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                                                                                                                              Norges Bank 
 notification obligation: (iii)                                                                                                                                                    
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): (iv)                                                                                                                   N/A 
 5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                                                                                           21 November 2016 
 which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                                                                                 
 reached: (v)                                                                                                                                                                      
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                                                                                22 November 2016 
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                                                                                                   Above 3% 
 reached: (vi, vii)                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                   

   

 8. Notified details:                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)                                                                                                                                                                                              
 Class/type of                             Situation previous                                                          Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                  
 shares  if possible using the ISIN CODE   to the triggering                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                           transaction                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                 Number                                Number                                Number                      Number of voting                      % of 
                                                                 of                                    of                                    of shares                   rights                                votin 
                                                                 Shares                                Voting                                                                                                  g    
                                                                                                       Rights                                                                                                  right 
                                                                                                                                                                                                               s (x) 
                                                       Direct              Direct (xi)                 Indirect (xii)  Direct                              Indirect                    
 GB0003452173                              36,036,087                      36,036,087                                  36,321,453            36,321,453                                3.01%                                                 
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                                                                        
 Type of financial                                               Expiration              Exercise/                                                         Number of voting                                    % of voting                   
 instrument                                                      date (xiii)             Conversion Period (xiv)                                           rights that may be                                  rights                        
                                                                                                                                                           acquired if the                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                           instrument is                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                           exercised/ converted.                                                             
 N/A                                                             N/A                     N/A                                                               N/A                                                 N/A                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi)                                                                                                                                         
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                                                                                        
 Type of financial                                     Exercise price      Expiration date (xvii)      Exercise/                             Number of voting rights instrument refers to            % of voting rights (xix, xx)            
 instrument                                                                                            Conversion period (xviii)                                                                                                             
 N/A                                                   N/A                 N/A                         N/A                                   N/A                                                     Nominal                       Delta     
                                                                 N/A                                   N/A             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 Number of voting rights                                                                                                          Percentage of voting rights                                                                                
 36,321,453                                                                                                                       3.01%                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

   

 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the  
 financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi)         
 N/A                                                                      
                                                                          
 Proxy Voting:                                                            
 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                Norges Bank 
 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                  N/A 
 to hold:                                                                 
 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                    N/A 
 voting rights:                                                           
                                                                          
 13. Additional information:                                         None 
 14. Contact name:                                        Michael Hampson 
 15. Contact telephone number:                              020 7291 0505 
                                                                          



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