FIRSTGROUP PLC - Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB0003452173

Issuer Name

FIRSTGROUP PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights; An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Bank of America Corporation

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

08-Dec-2021

6. Date on which Issuer notified

10-Dec-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 issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	2.567008	2.658893	5.225901	39019962
Position of previous notification (if applicable)

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB0003452173		19166940		2.567008
Sub Total 8.A	19166940		2.567008%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Right to Recall	N/A	N/A	1315701	0.176210
Sub Total 8.B1			1315701	0.176210%

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Swaps	29/07/2022	N/A	Cash	47418	0.006351
Swaps	28/04/2023	N/A	Cash	3286184	0.440115
Swaps	26/05/2023	N/A	Cash	85346	0.011430
Swaps	01/06/2023	N/A	Cash	10656626	1.427231
Swaps	08/06/2023	N/A	Cash	939655	0.125847
Swaps	01/11/2022	N/A	Cash	95663	0.012812
Swaps	27/12/2023	N/A	Cash	1247	0.000167
Swaps	27/12/2023	N/A	Cash	1	0.000000
Swaps	25/10/2023	N/A	Cash	474	0.000063
Swaps	25/10/2023	N/A	Cash	2539	0.000340
Swaps	21/09/2022	N/A	Cash	16773	0.002246
Swaps	21/09/2022	N/A	Cash	680762	0.091174
Swaps	31/10/2023	N/A	Cash	198465	0.026580
Swaps	28/02/2023	N/A	Cash	229699	0.030763
Swaps	15/02/2023	N/A	Cash	55956	0.007494
Swaps	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	45148	0.006047
Swaps	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	25041	0.003354
Swaps	16/11/2022	N/A	Cash	1877819	0.251494
Swaps	06/05/2025	N/A	Cash	292505	0.039175
Sub Total 8.B2				18537321	2.482683%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. 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 entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% 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
Bank of America Corporation	Merrill Lynch International			5.178448%
Bank of America Corporation	BofA Securities Europe SA
Bank of America Corporation	Bank of America, National Association

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

12. Date of Completion

10-Dec-2021

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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:

Jarlath Wade, Assistant Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

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