REG-FirstGroup PLC: Holding(s) in Company

FirstgroupAnnouncement

29/11/2022 17:15

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

25-Nov-2022

6. Date on which Issuer notified

29-Nov-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  14.999000                                             0.000000                                                                   14.999000                       112529975                                     
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          15.988000                                             0.006000                                                                   15.994000                                                                     

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                                 0                                        112529975                                    0.000000                            14.999000                               
 Sub Total 8.A                                112529975                                                                             14.999000%                                                                  

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  
                                                                                                                                                                                       
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                                                                                                                                        

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 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                       14.986000                                                                   0.000000                                                                                                  14.986000%                                                             
 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.            Columbia Threadneedle (Europe) Limited                      0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                                                  0.000000%                                                              
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc                     0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                                                  0.000000%                                                              
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            Columbia Threadneedle Group (Holdings) Limited              0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                                                  0.000000%                                                              
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            Columbia Threadneedle Group (Management) Limited            0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                                                  0.000000%                                                              
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            Columbia Threadneedle Holdings Limited                      0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                                                  0.000000%                                                              
 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.            Columbia Threadneedle 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

Effective from 4th July 2022, some entities within Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
have had their Legal names updated.

These name changes represent the further branding integration of (formerly)
BMO Asset Management into Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Whilst BMO Asset Management legal entity names are changing, the legal status,
office address and contact details will remain unchanged. The Company’s
business remains fundamentally unaffected by this change and all contracts
with existing customers will remain unaltered, with corresponding obligations
and rights assumed under the new name.

The change is reflected in the chain of control.

BMO Global Asset Management (Europe) Ltd changed name to Columbia Threadneedle
(Europe) Limited
BMO Asset Management (Holdings) plc changed name to Columbia Threadneedle AM
(Holdings) Plc
BMO AM Group (Holdings) Limited changed name to Columbia Threadneedle Group
(Holdings) Limited
BMO AM Group (Management) Limited changed name to Columbia Threadneedle Group
(Management) Limited
BMO AM Holdings Limited changed name to Columbia Threadneedle Holdings Limited
BMO Asset Management Limited changed name to Columbia Threadneedle Management
Limited

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

Columbia Threadneedle Management Limited is wholly owned by Columbia
Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle
Group (Management) Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle
Group (Holdings) Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle AM
(Holdings) Plc, which is wholly owned by Columbia Threadneedle (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

29-Nov-2022

13. Place Of Completion

London, UK



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