TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | ||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii |
FIRSTGROUP PLC | |||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | Yes | |||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | ||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | ||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | ||||
Other (please specify): | ||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii |
Norges Bank | |||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv |
N/A | |||
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v |
21 November 2016 | |||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 22 November 2016 | |||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii |
Above 3% | |||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
Number of Shares |
Number of Voting Rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
GB0003452173 | 36,036,087 | 36,036,087 | 36,321,453 | 36,321,453 | 3.01% | |||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date xiii |
Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% of voting rights |
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument |
Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ Conversion period xviii |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | |||||||||||
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Nominal | Delta | ||||||||||
N/A | N/A | |||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
36,321,453 | 3.01% | |||||||||||||||
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 |
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Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | Norges Bank | |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
N/A | |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
N/A | |
13. Additional information: |
None |
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14. Contact name: | Michael Hampson | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7291 0505 | |