FirstGroup PLC TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (7543Q)

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RNS Number : 7543Q

FirstGroup PLC

01 December 2016

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                FirstGroup PLC 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to                                   X 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                        Norges Bank 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                           N/A 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                      30 November 2016 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                        01 December 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                      Above 3% based on voting rights attached 
  or                                                                       to shares 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type           Situation previous                Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of                   to the triggering                 transaction 
  shares               transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN CODE 
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                      Number           Number           Number         Number of voting            % of voting rights 
                       of               of               of shares      rights                      (x) 
                       Shares           Voting 
                                        Rights 
-------------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------  --------------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                        Direct         Direct         Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                        (xi)           (xii) 
-------------------      -----------    -----------    -------------  -------------  -----------  ------------  ------------- 
 GB0003452173         36,110,219       36,110,219       36,187,226     36,187,226                  3.003 % 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial        Expiration     Exercise/                       Number of voting              % of voting 
  instrument               date (xiii)    Conversion Period               rights that may               rights 
                                          (xiv)                           be 
                                                                          acquired if the 
                                                                          instrument is 
                                                                          exercised/ converted. 
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   Shares on Loan 
   (right to recall)        N/A            At any time                     0                             0.00 % 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial      Exercise       Expiration     Exercise/        Number of voting              % of voting rights 
  instrument             price         date (xvii)    Conversion        rights instrument             (xix, xx) 
                                                      period            refers to 
                                                      (xviii) 
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 N/A                    N/A            N/A            N/A              N/A                           Nominal       Delta 
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                                                                                                     N/A           N/A 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                  Percentage of voting rights 
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 36,187,226                                               3.003 % 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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   N/A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                  Norges Bank 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                  N/A 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                   N/A 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                                    None 
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 14. Contact name:                                              Michael Hampson 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  020 7291 0505 
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