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FirstgroupAnnouncement

02/11/2017 13:05

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                                                                                                                                                 
 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):                   An increase in the total voting rights notified by the issuer under DTR 5-6-1R                                                         X          
 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                                                                                                                             West Face Capital Inc. 
 notification obligation: (iii)                                                                                                                                                              
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): (iv)                                                                            West Face Long Term Opportunities Global Master L.P. 
 5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                                                                                                     01 November 2017 
 which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                                                                                           
 reached: (v)                                                                                                                                                                                
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                                                                                          01 November 2017 
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                                                                                                                 5.0% 
 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                    
 Ordinary Shares GB0003452173              60,455,000                      60,455,000                                  60,455,000            60,455,000                  -             4.9999%                           -                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 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.                                                             
 -                                                               -                       -                                                                 -                                                   -                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 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)                                                                                                             
 -                                                     -                   -                           -                                     -                                                       Nominal                       Delta     
                                                                 -                                     -               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 Number of voting rights                                                                                                          Percentage of voting rights                                                                                
 60,455,000                                                                                                                       4.9999%                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

   

 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the                                                               
 financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi)                                                                             
 West Face Capital Inc. is the investment manager of West Face Long Term Opportunities Global Master L.P.                                     
                                                                                                                                              
 Proxy Voting:                                                                                                                                
 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                                                                            N/A 
 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:         West Face Capital Inc. is the investment manager of West Face Long Term Opportunities Global Master L.P. 
 14. Contact name:                                                               Laura Gairdner FirstGroup plc, Company Secretarial Assistant 
 15. Contact telephone number:                                                                                            +44 (0)1224 650 043 
                                                                                                                                              

   

 Other information                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 In addition, the information below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the FCA’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule (DGTR) 6.2.2AR:  Legal Entity Identifier: 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93  Classification as per DGTR 6 Annex 1R: 2.3    



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