FirstGroup Plc - Holding(s) in Company

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 17-Sep-2024 6. Date on which Issuer notified 19-Sep-2024 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation +----------------+-----------+------------------+---------+-----------+ |. |% of voting|% of voting rights|Total of |Total | | |rights |through financial |both |number of | | |attached to|instruments (total|in % (8.A|voting | | |shares |of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) |+ |rights held| | |(total | |8.B) |in issuer | | |of 8.A) | | | | +----------------+-----------+------------------+---------+-----------+ |Resulting |11.998000 |0.000000 |11.998000|73845068 | |situation on the| | | | | |date on | | | | | |which threshold | | | | | |was crossed or | | | | | |reached | | | | | +----------------+-----------+------------------+---------+-----------+ |Position of |12.593000 |0.000000 |12.593000| | |previous | | | | | |notification | | | | | |(if applicable) | | | | | +----------------+-----------+------------------+---------+-----------+ 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 |Number of direct|Number of indirect|% of direct |% of indirect| |of shares |voting rights |voting rights |voting rights|voting rights| |ISIN code(if|(DTR5.1) |(DTR5.2.1) |(DTR5.1) |(DTR5.2.1) | |possible) | | | | | +------------+----------------+------------------+-------------+-------------+ |  |0 |73845068 |0.000000 |11.998000 | | | | | | | |GB0003452173| | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | +------------+----------------+------------------+-------------+-------------+ |  |73845068 |11.998000% | | | | | |Sub | | | | | | | |  Total 8.A | | | | | | | |  | | | +------------+----------------+------------------+-------------+-------------+ 8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a)) +------------+----------+--------------+-----------------------------------+---- --+ |Type of |Expiration|Exercise/conve|Number of voting rights that may be|% of | |financial |date |rsion period |acquired if the instrument is |voting| |instrument | | |exercised/converted |rights| +------------+----------+--------------+-----------------------------------+---- --+ | | | | | | +------------+----------+--------------+-----------------------------------+---- --+ |  | | | | | | | | | |Sub | | | | | | | | | |  Total 8.B1| | | | | | | | | |  | | | | +------------+----------+--------------+-----------------------------------+---- --+ 8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b)) +------------+----------+--------------+-----------+---------+------+ |Type of |Expiration|Exercise/conve|Physical or|Number of|% of | |financial |date |rsion period |cash |voting |voting| |instrument | | |settlement |rights |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 |Name of |% of voting rights|% of voting|Total of both if| |controlling|controlled |if it equals or is|rights |it equals or is | |person |undertaking |higher than the |through |higher than the | | | |notifiable |financial |notifiable | | | |threshold |instruments|threshold | | | | |if it | | | | | |equals or | | | | | |is higher | | | | | |than the | | | | | |notifiable | | | | | |threshold | | +-----------+--------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+ |  | |0.000000 |0.000000 |0.000000% | | | | | | | |Ameriprise | | | | | |Financial, | | | | | |Inc. | | | | | |(Chain | | | | | | | | | | | |  1) | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | +-----------+--------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+ |  |  |0.000000 |0.000000 |0.000000% | | | | | | | |Ameriprise |TAM UK | | | | |Financial, |International | | | | |Inc. |Holdings | | | | | | | | | | |  |  Limited | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | +-----------+--------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+ |  |  |0.000000 |0.000000 |0.000000% | | | | | | | |Ameriprise |Threadneedle | | | | |Financial, |Holdings | | | | |Inc. |Limited | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | | | +-----------+--------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+ |  |  |0.000000 |0.000000 |0.000000% | | | | | | | |Ameriprise |TAM UK | | | | |Financial, |Holdings | | | | |Inc. |Limited | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | | | +-----------+--------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+ |  |  |0.000000 |0.000000 |0.000000% | | | | | | | |Ameriprise |Threadneedle | | | | |Financial, |Asset | | | | |Inc. |Management | | | | | | | | | | |  |  Holdings | | | | | |Limited | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | +-----------+--------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+ |  |  |0.000000 |0.000000 |0.000000% | | | | | | | |Ameriprise |TC Financing | | | | |Financial, |Limited | | | | |Inc. | | | | | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | +-----------+--------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+ |  |  |11.427000 |0.000000 |11.427000% | | | | | | | |Ameriprise |Threadneedle | | | | |Financial, |Asset | | | | |Inc. |Management | | | | | | | | | | |  |  Limited | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | +-----------+--------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+ |  | |0.000000 |0.000000 |0.000000% | | | | | | | |Ameriprise | | | | | |Financial, | | | | | |Inc. | | | | | |(Chain | | | | | | | | | | | |  2) | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | +-----------+--------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+ |  |  |0.000000 |0.000000 |0.000000% | | | | | | | |Ameriprise |Columbia | | | | |Financial, |Threadneedle | | | | |Inc. |Investments | | | | | | | | | | |  |  UK | | | | | |International | | | | | |Limited | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | +-----------+--------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+ |  |  |0.000000 |0.000000 |0.000000% | | | | | | | |Ameriprise |Columbia | | | | |Financial, |Threadneedle | | | | |Inc. |(Europe) | | | | | | | | | | |  |  Limited | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | +-----------+--------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+ |  |  |0.000000 |0.000000 |0.000000% | | | | | | | |Ameriprise |Columbia | | | | |Financial, |Threadneedle | | | | |Inc. |AM | | | | | | | | | | |  |  (Holdings) | | | | | |Plc | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | +-----------+--------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+ |  |  |0.000000 |0.000000 |0.000000% | | | | | | | |Ameriprise |Columbia | | | | |Financial, |Threadneedle | | | | |Inc. |Group | | | | | | | | | | |  |  (Holdings) | | | | | |Limited | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | +-----------+--------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+ |  |  |0.000000 |0.000000 |0.000000% | | | | | | | |Ameriprise |Columbia | | | | |Financial, |Threadneedle | | | | |Inc. |Group | | | | | | | | | | |  |  (Management)| | | | | | | | | | | |Limited | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | +-----------+--------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+ |  |  |0.000000 |0.000000 |0.000000% | | | | | | | |Ameriprise |Columbia | | | | |Financial, |Threadneedle | | | | |Inc. |Holdings | | | | | | | | | | |  |  Limited | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | +-----------+--------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+ |  |  |0.000000 |0.000000 |0.000000% | | | | | | | |Ameriprise |Columbia | | | | |Financial, |Threadneedle | | | | |Inc. |Management | | | | | | | | | | |  |  Limited | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | +-----------+--------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+ 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-Sep-2024 13. Place Of Completion Swindon, UK This information was brought to you by Cision http://news.cision.com

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