FirstGroup PLC Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMFGP 
 
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 
 
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        An increase in the total voting rights notified by the issuer under      X 
specify):            DTR 5-6-1R 
 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                                      West Face Capital Inc. 
notification obligation: iii 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                  West Face Long Term Opportunities Global Master L.P. 
 (if different from 3.):iv 
 
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                              01 November 2017 
which the threshold is crossed or 
reached: v 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                   01 November 2017 
 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                          5.0% 
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 
 
Ordinary Shares  60,455,000   60,455,000   60,455,000  60,455,000   -        4.9999%      - 
GB0003452173 
 
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 
 
60,455,000                                       4.9999% 
 
 
 
 
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi 
 
 
West Face Capital Inc. is the investment manager of West Face Long Term 
Opportunities Global Master L.P. 
 
Proxy Voting: 
 
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                            N/A 
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                      N/A 
to hold: 
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                        N/A 
voting rights: 
 
 
13. Additional information:                         West Face Capital Inc. is the investment 
                                                manager of West Face Long Term Opportunities 
                                                                          Global Master L.P. 
 
14. Contact name:                                                             Laura Gairdner 
                                               FirstGroup plc, Company Secretarial Assistant 
 
15. Contact telephone number:                                            [phone] 
 
 
 
 
Other information 
 
 
In addition, the information below is 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 
 
 
 
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November 02, 2017 09:01 ET (13:01 GMT)