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: Type 1  & Type 3 Disclosure as per the Transparency            X 
Directive II Regulation 
 
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv 
 
Name                                                             Schroders plc 
 
City and country of registered office (if                         London, UK 
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                     30.07.2020 
reachedvi: 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                    31.07.2020 
 
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              10.310%               N/A               10.310%        1,219,668,607 
situation on the 
date on which 
threshold was 
crossed or 
reached 
 
Position of            10.146%               N/A               10.146% 
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 2004/109 Directive 2004/109/     2004/109/EC)     Directive 2004/109 
                       /EC) (DTR5.1)      EC) (DTR5.2.1)          (DTR5.1)         /EC) (DTR5.2.1) 
 
  GB0003452173                              125,748,002                                10.310% 
 
  SUBTOTAL 8. A                   125,748,002                               10.310% 
 
  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. 
 
                                 SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
 
  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 
 
                                                 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                   X 
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    Total of both if it 
                            equals or is higher than    through financial     equals or is higher 
                            the notifiable threshold instruments if it equals than the notifiable 
                                                      or is higher than the        threshold 
                                                       notifiable threshold 
 
Schroders plc 
 
Schroder Administration 
Limited 
 
Schroder Wealth Holdings 
Limited 
 
Schroder & Co. Limited 
 
Schroders plc 
 
Schroder Administration 
Limited 
 
Schroder Wealth Holdings 
Limited 
 
Schroders (C.I.) Limited 
 
Schroders plc 
 
Schroder Administration 
Limited 
 
Schroder International 
Holdings Limited 
 
Schroder Investment                 10.139%                                         10.139% 
Management Limited 
 
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 
Name of the proxy holder 
 
The number and % of voting rights held 
 
The date until which the voting rights will be held 
 
11. Additional informationxvi 
 
This disclosure is being made due to a legal entity, Schroder Investment 
Management Limited, crossing above the 10% threshold 
 
 
 
 
Place of completion London 
 
Date of completion  31.07.2020 
 
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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