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13/05/2019 07:05

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Coast Capital Management LP 
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                                                                                                                                       New York City, NY, USA 
 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):                                                                                                                                                                                                                             08/05/2019 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          10/05/2019 
 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 of issuer (vii)     
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached                          9.77%                                                                                                                                                           1,214,125,617                   
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                                                  8.79%                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

   

                     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 (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)                     Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)                             Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)                         Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)             
                     GB0003452173                                                                                   118,585,445                                                                                                                                                9.77%                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                     SUBTOTAL 8. A                                                                                                                               118,585,445                                                                                                                                  9.77%                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                     B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (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)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                         N/A                                                 N/A                                                       N/A                                                                                          N/A                                                                             N/A                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                             SUBTOTAL 8. B 1                                                                                                                        N/A                                                                             N/A                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                     B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                     Type of financial instrument  Expiration                                                                Exercise/                                                        Physical or cash  settlement (xii)                                     Number of voting rights                           % of voting rights                                             
                                                   date (x)                                                                  Conversion Period (xi)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                  N/A                                                 N/A                                                                  N/A                                                                 N/A                                                          N/A                                                     N/A                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                              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)                                                                                                                                                     
 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                
 Coast Capital Management LP                                                                                        9.77%                                                                                                                                                                                                        9.77%                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 Name of the proxy holder                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              N/A                                                                                                            
 The number and % of voting rights held                                                                                                                                                                                                                                N/A                                                                                                            
 The date until which the voting rights will be held                                                                                                                                                                                                                   N/A                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 11. Additional information (xvi)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

   

 Place of completion  New York City, NY USA  
 Date of completion   10 May 2019            

   

 Other Information                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 Information 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   Enquiries:  Ndiana Ekpo Company Secretarial Consultant, FirstGroup plc +44 (0)7970 183974    



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