FirstGroup PLC Holding(s) in Company

 
TIDMFGP 
 
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings 
 
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS 
 
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                   FirstGroup plc 
issuer of existing shares to which voting 
rights are attachedii: 
 
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                                                              Coast Capital Management LP 
 
City and country of registered office (if                              New York City, NY, USA 
applicable) 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v 
 
Name 
 
City and country of registered office (if 
applicable) 
 
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or                                      30/04/2019 
reachedvi: 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                     02/05/2019 
 
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
 
                      % of voting     % of voting rights  Total of both in  Total number of 
                    rights attached   through financial     % (8.A + 8.B)   voting rights of 
                   to shares (total      instruments                        issuervii 
                       of 8. A)       (total of 8.B 1 + 
                                            8.B 2) 
 
Resulting                8.79%                                                1,214,125,617 
situation on the 
date on which 
threshold was 
crossed or reached 
 
Position of              7.59% 
previous 
notification (if 
applicable) 
 
 
 
 
   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         Number of voting rightsix             % of voting rights 
   shares 
   ISIN code (if              Direct            Indirect              Direct              Indirect 
   possible)                 (Art 9 of         (Art 10 of       (Art 9 of Directive      (Art 10 of 
                          Directive 2004/  Directive 2004/109/ 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) Directive 2004/109 
                         109/EC) (DTR5.1)    EC) (DTR5.2.1)                           /EC) (DTR5.2.1) 
 
   GB0003452173             106,726,301                                8.79% 
 
   SUBTOTAL 8. A                      106,726,301                               8.79% 
 
   B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
   (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 
   Type of financial     Expiration Exercise/               Number of voting rights  % of voting rights 
   instrument            datex      Conversion Periodxi     that may be acquired if 
                                                            the instrument is 
                                                            exercised/converted. 
 
            N/A             N/A               N/A                     N/A                   N/A 
 
                                    SUBTOTAL 8. B 1                   N/A                   N/A 
 
   B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1) 
   (b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
 
   Type of         Expiration       Exercise/       Physical or cash  Number of      % of voting rights 
   financial       datex            Conversion      settlementxii     voting rights 
   instrument                       Period xi 
 
         N/A             N/A              N/A              N/A             N/A              N/A 
 
                                                    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) 
 
        Namexv           % of voting rights if it  % of voting rights through   Total of both if it 
                         equals or is higher than   financial instruments if  equals or is higher than 
                         the notifiable threshold    it equals or is higher   the notifiable threshold 
                                                      than the notifiable 
                                                           threshold 
 
Coast Capital                     8.79%                                                8.79% 
Management LP 
 
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                             N/A 
held 
 
11. Additional informationxvi 
 
 
 
 
Place of completion  New York City, NY USA 
 
Date of completion   2 May 2019 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Information 
 
Information 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 
 
Enquiries: 
 
Ndiana Ekpo 
Company Secretarial Consultant, FirstGroup plc 
[phone] 
 
 
 
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