27th Jan 2017 09:54
FIRSTGROUP PLC - Holding(s) in CompanyFIRSTGROUP PLC - Holding(s) in Company
PR Newswire
London, January 27
| 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 GB0003452173 | |||
| 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 | 25 January 2017 | |||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 26 January 2017 | |||
| 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 | 34,873,723 | 34,873,723 | 36,397,099 | 36,397,099 | 3.02% | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| 36,397,099 | 3.02% | |||||||||||||||
| 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: | Laura Gairdner | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 01224 650043 | |
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