FIRSTGROUP PLC - Holding(s) in Company

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 attachedii:			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						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name			Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Minneapolis, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name			State Street Nominees Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:			15/02/2021
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			17/02/2021
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 issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	10.995%	0.000%		10.995%	1,221,045,768
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	11.192%	0.000%		11.192%

   

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rightsix					% of voting rights
		Direct (DTR5.1)		Indirect  (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (DTR5.1)		Indirect (DTR5.2.1)
GB0003452173		518,456		133,739,566			0.042%		10.953%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		134,258,022					10.995%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
Type of financial instrument		Expiration datex	Exercise/ Conversion Periodxi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
Type of financial instrument	Expiration datex		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlementxii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
					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) issuerxiii
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 entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Namexv	% 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.	%	%	%
TAM UK International Holdings Limited	%	%	%
Threadneedle Asset Management Oversight Limited	%	%	%
Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH	%	%	%
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL	%	%	%
Threadneedle Holdings Limited	%	%	%
TAM UK Holdings Limited	%	%	%
Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited	%	%	%
TC Financing Limited	%	%	%
Threadneedle Asset Management Limited	10.995%	%	10.995%
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 informationxvi
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 Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise International Holdings  GmbH, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Oversight Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK International Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

   

Place of completion	Swindon, UK
Date of completion	17/02/2021

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:
Kemi Waterton-Zhou, Assistant Company Secretary
Tel: [phone]

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