TR-1:
Standard form for notification of major holdings
1. Issuer Details
ISIN
GB0003452173
Issuer
Name
FIRSTGROUP
PLC
UK
or Non-UK Issuer
UK
2. Reason for Notification
An
acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Details of person subject to the notification
obligation
Name
Ameriprise
Financial, Inc.
City of
registered office (if applicable)
Minneapolis
Country of
registered office (if applicable)
United States
4. Details of the shareholder
|
Name
|
City of
registered office
|
Country of
registered office
|
|
Vidacos
Nominees Ltd
|
|
|
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or
reached
15-Mar-2024
6. Date on which Issuer notified
19-Mar-2024
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation
|
.
|
%
of voting rights attached to shares (total of
8.A)
|
%
of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 +
8.B 2)
|
Total of both
in % (8.A + 8.B)
|
Total number
of voting rights held in issuer
|
|
Resulting
situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or
reached
|
12.593000
|
0.000000
|
12.593000
|
80699728
|
|
Position
of previous notification (if applicable)
|
13.928000
|
0.000000
|
13.928000
|
|
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which
the threshold was crossed or reached
8A. Voting rights attached to shares
|
Class/Type of
shares ISIN code(if possible)
|
Number of
direct voting rights (DTR5.1)
|
Number of
indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
|
%
of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)
|
%
of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
|
|
GB0003452173
|
0
|
80699728
|
0.000000
|
12.593000
|
|
Sub
Total
8.A
|
80699728
|
12.593000%
|
8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1)
(a))
|
Type of
financial instrument
|
Expiration
date
|
Exercise/conversion
period
|
Number of
voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is
exercised/converted
|
%
of voting rights
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub
Total
8.B1
|
|
|
|
8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according
to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
|
Type of
financial instrument
|
Expiration
date
|
Exercise/conversion
period
|
Physical or
cash settlement
|
Number of
voting rights
|
%
of voting rights
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub
Total
8.B2
|
|
|
|
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the
notification obligation
2. 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 entities (please
add additional rows as necessary)
|
Ultimate
controlling person
|
Name of
controlled undertaking
|
%
of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold
|
%
of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is
higher than the notifiable threshold
|
Total of both
if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold
|
|
Ameriprise
Financial, Inc. (Chain
1)
|
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise
Financial, Inc.
|
TAM UK
International Holdings
Limited
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise
Financial, Inc.
|
Threadneedle Holdings
Limited
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise
Financial, Inc.
|
TAM UK
Holdings Limited
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise
Financial, Inc.
|
Threadneedle Asset
Management
Holdings
Limited
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise
Financial, Inc.
|
TC
Financing Limited
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise
Financial, Inc.
|
Threadneedle Asset
Management
Limited
|
12.078000
|
0.000000
|
12.078000%
|
|
Ameriprise
Financial, Inc. (Chain
2)
|
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise
Financial, Inc.
|
Columbia
Threadneedle Investments
UK
International Limited
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise
Financial, Inc.
|
Columbia
Threadneedle (Europe)
Limited
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise
Financial, Inc.
|
Columbia
Threadneedle AM
(Holdings)
Plc
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise
Financial, Inc.
|
Columbia
Threadneedle Group
(Holdings)
Limited
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise
Financial, Inc.
|
Columbia
Threadneedle Group
(Management)
Limited
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise
Financial, Inc.
|
Columbia
Threadneedle Holdings
Limited
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
|
Ameriprise
Financial, Inc.
|
Columbia
Threadneedle Management
Limited
|
0.000000
|
0.000000
|
0.000000%
|
10. In case of proxy voting
Name of the
proxy holder
The number and
% of voting rights held
The date until
which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional Information
Threadneedle Asset
Management Limited is wholly owned by TC Financing Limited, which
is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings
Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited,
which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited,
which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK International Holdings
Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial,
Inc.
Columbia
Threadneedle Management Limited is wholly owned by Columbia
Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which is wholly owned by Columbia
Threadneedle Group (Management) Limited, which is wholly owned by
Columbia Threadneedle Group (Holdings) Limited, which is wholly
owned by Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc, which is wholly
owned by Columbia Threadneedle (Europe) Limited, which is wholly owned by
Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK International Limited, which
is wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
12. Date of Completion
19-Mar-2024
13. Place Of Completion
Swindon, UK