TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

RNS Number : 6242Q
FirstGroup PLC
30 November 2016
 

 

 

 

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

 

X

 

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

29 November 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

30 November 2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:
vi, vii

Below 3% based on voting rights attached to shares

         
 

 

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

36,236,853

36,236,853

36,110,219

36,110,219

 

2.996 %

 

 

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

 

Shares on loan (right to recall)

 

 

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

At any time

 

 

 

 

84,600

 

 

 

 

0.007 %

 

 

 

 

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

36,194,819

3.003 %

                                 

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
xxi

 

N/A

 

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

14. Contact name:

Michael Hampson

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 207 291 0505

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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