REG-FirstGroup PLC: Replacement - Holding(s) in Company

FirstgroupAnnouncement

02/12/2019 13:50

Replacement

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:                                                                                                                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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                                                                                                                                                                                                                             X           
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 Other (please specify):                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Name                                                                                                                                                                     ROBERT TCHENGUIZ                                                                                                   
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                                    5 (TH)FLOOR, LECONFIELD HOUSE, CURZON STREET, LONDON W1J 5JA                                                       
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 Name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached (vi):                                                                                                              28/11/2019                                                                                                         
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                                                                                           28/11/2019                                                                                                         
 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     
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  0.02%                                                  5.06%                                                                         5.08%                           1,215,257,234                               
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          0.02%                                                  4.22%                                                                         4.24%                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

   

 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached                                                                                                                                                                                             
 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)  
 ORD 5P                                          196,000                                               N/A                                                                     0.02%                                                           N/A                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                                   196,000                                                                                                                                                                               0.02%                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 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                       Conversion Period                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 SPREAD BET                                      N/A                        N/A                                                                18,000,000                                                                                      1.48%                                                  
 SPREAD BET                                      N/A                        N/A                                                                43,500,000                                                                                      3.58%                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                            SUBTOTAL 8. B 1                                                    61,500,000                                                                                      5.06%                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 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                                         Conversion Period                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 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                                                                                                        X                   
 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 (please add additional rows as necessary)                                                                                     N/A                  
                             Name                             % 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               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

   

 Place of completion  LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM  
 Date of completion   28 NOVEMBER 2019        

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:

Silvana Glibota-Vigo, Deputy Company Secretary

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7725 3353



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