REG-FirstGroup PLC: Holding(s) in Company

FirstgroupAnnouncement

24/01/2022 14:00

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB0003452173

Issuer Name

FIRSTGROUP PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

City of registered office (if applicable)

Minneapolis

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United States

4. Details of the shareholder

 Name                           City of registered office  Country of registered office  
 State Street Nominees Limited                                                           

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

20-Jan-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

24-Jan-2022

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  
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  15.988000                                             0.006000                                                                   15.994000                       119426332                                     
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          16.161000                                             0.000000                                                                   16.161000                                                                     

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)  Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)  Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)  % of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)  % of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)  
 GB0003452173                                 25743                                    119354590                                    0.003000                            15.985000                               
 Sub Total 8.A                                119380333                                                                             15.988000%                                                                  

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted  % of voting rights  
 Stock on Loan                                                              45999                                                                                  0.006000            
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             45999                                                                                  0.006000%           

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
(DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Physical or cash settlement  Number of voting rights  % of voting rights  
                                                                                                                                                      
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                                                                       

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation

2. 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 entities (please add additional
rows as necessary)

 Ultimate controlling person           Name of controlled undertaking                              % 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. (Chain 1)                                                              0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                                                  0.000000%                                                              
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            TAM UK International Holdings Limited                       0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                                                  0.000000%                                                              
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            Threadneedle Asset Management Oversight Limited             0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                                                  0.000000%                                                              
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH                      0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                                                  0.000000%                                                              
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Sarl                 0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                                                  0.000000%                                                              
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            Threadneedle Holdings Limited                               0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                                                  0.000000%                                                              
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            TAM UK Holdings Limited                                     0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                                                  0.000000%                                                              
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited              0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                                                  0.000000%                                                              
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            TC Financing Limited                                        0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                                                  0.000000%                                                              
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            Threadneedle Asset Management Limited                       15.982000                                                                   0.000000                                                                                                  15.988000%                                                             
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Chain 2)                                                              0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                                                  0.000000%                                                              
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK International Limited  0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                                                  0.000000%                                                              
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            BMO Global Asset Management (Europe) Limited                0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                                                  0.000000%                                                              
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            BMO Asset Management (Holdings) Plc                         0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                                                  0.000000%                                                              
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            BMO AM Group (Holdings) Limited                             0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                                                  0.000000%                                                              
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            BMO AM Group (Management) Limited                           0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                                                  0.000000%                                                              
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            BMO AM Holdings Limited                                     0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                                                  0.000000%                                                              
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            BMO Asset Management Limited                                0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                                                  0.000000%                                                              

10. In case of proxy voting

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

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 Threadneedle Asset Management Oversight Limited, which is itself wholly
owned by TAM UK International Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned
by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

BMO Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by BMO AM Holdings Limited, which
is wholly owned by BMO AM Group (Management) Limited, which is wholly owned by
BMO AM Group (Holdings) Limited, which is wholly owned by BMO Asset Management
(Holdings) Plc, which is wholly owned by BMO Global Asset Management (Europe)
Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK
International Limited, which is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

12. Date of Completion

24-Jan-2022

13. Place Of Completion

Swindon, UK

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:

Jarlath Wade, Assistant Company Secretary

Tel: +44 (0) 7581 003252



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