FirstGroup PLC Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMFGP 
 
For filings with the FCA include the annex 
 
For filings with issuer exclude the annex 
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 
 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                   FIRSTGROUP PLC 
of existing shares to which voting rights are 
attached: ii 
 
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                 Yes 
 
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 
 
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to 
qualifying financial instruments 
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
 
Other (please 
specify): 
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                          Orbis Allan Gray Limited (parent) 
notification obligation: iii 
                                                    Orbis Investment Management Limited (investment 
                                                                manager and controlled undertaking) 
 
                                                 Orbis Asset Management Limited (investment manager 
                                                                        and controlled undertaking) 
 
                                               Orbis Portforlio Management (Europe) LLP (investment 
                                                                manager and controlled undertaking) 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                             Vidacos Nominees Limited 
 (if different from 3.):iv 
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                             21 December 2016 
which the threshold is crossed or 
reached: v 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                  22 December 2016 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                     5% below 
reached: vi, vii 
 
 
 
 
8. Notified details: 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix 
 
Class/type of    Situation previous        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
shares           to the triggering 
                 transaction 
if possible 
using            Number       Number       Number      Number of voting      % of  voting rights x 
the ISIN CODE    of           of           of shares   rights 
                 Shares       Voting 
                              Rights       Direct      Direct xi  Indirect   Direct       Indirect 
                                                                  xii 
 
GB0003452173     60,266,756   60,266,756                          59,397,756              4.93% 
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of financial       Expiration Exercise/               Number of voting        % of voting 
instrument              date xiii  Conversion Period xiv   rights that may be      rights 
                                                           acquired if the 
                                                           instrument is 
                                                           exercised/ converted. 
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
Instruments xv, xvi 
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Type of financial  Exercise   Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights  % of voting rights 
instrument         price      date xvii  Conversion    instrument refers to     xix, xx 
                                         period xviii 
 
                                                                                Nominal      Delta 
 
Total (A+B+C) 
 
Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights 
 
59,397,756                                       4.93% 
 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi 
 
 
Orbis Investment Management Limited, Orbis Asset Management Limited and Orbis 
Portfolio (Europe) LLP are controlled undertakings of Orbis Allan Gray Limited. 
 
Proxy Voting: 
 
10. Name of the proxy holder: 
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease 
to hold: 
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold 
voting rights: 
 
 
13. Additional information: 
 
14. Contact name:                                                            Michael Hampson 
 
15. Contact telephone number:                                                  020 7291 0505 
 
 
 
 
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(END) Dow Jones Newswires

December 23, 2016 05:22 ET (10:22 GMT)