REG-FirstGroup PLC: Holding(s) in Company

FirstgroupAnnouncement

23/08/2019 10:40

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group 
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Minneapolis, USA 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 Name                                                                                                                                                                      HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd Nortrust Nominees LTD Roy Nominees State Street Nominees Limited Vidacos Nominees Ltd               
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached (vi):                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              21/08/2019 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           22/08/2019 
 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                         10.856%                                                             0.000%                                                 10.856%                                        1,215,102,778                           
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                                                  5.281%                                                             0.000%                                                  5.281%                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

   

                                   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)                             Ind 
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ive 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         200 
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                                   GB0003452173                                                                                                         633,621                                                                                                                  131,279,065                                                                                                                  0.052%                                                                                           10.804%                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                   SUBTOTAL 8. A                                                                                                                                                                            131,912,686                                                                                                                                                                                                                   10.856%                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                   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)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        X                                      
                                                                 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                                       
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.                                                                                                                %                                                                                                        %                                                                                                                                                                              %                                                                                                                            
 Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH                                                                                                    %                                                                                                        %                                                                                                                                                                              %                                                                                                                            
 Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL                                                                                               %                                                                                                        %                                                                                                                                                                              %                                                                                                                            
 Threadneedle Holdings Limited                                                                                                             %                                                                                                        %                                                                                                                                                                              %                                                                                                                            
 TAM UK Holdings Limited                                                                                                                   %                                                                                                        %                                                                                                                                                                              %                                                                                                                            
 Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited                                                                                            %                                                                                                        %                                                                                                                                                                              %                                                                                                                            
 TC Financing Limited                                                                                                                      %                                                                                                        %                                                                                                                                                                              %                                                                                                                            
 Threadneedle Asset Management Limited                                                                                                     10.856%                                                                                                  %                                                                                                                                                                              10.856%                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 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)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by TC Financing Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

   

 Place of completion  Swindon, UK     
 Date of completion   22 August 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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