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

BlackRock, Inc.

City of registered office (if applicable)

Wilmington

Country of registered office (if applicable)

USA

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the notification obligation, above

 

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

11-Jul-2025

6. Date on which Issuer notified

14-Jul-2025

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

 _____________________________________________________________________________
|               |               |% of voting    |             |               |
|               |% of voting    |rights through |Total of both|Total number of|
|.              |rights attached|financial      |in % (8.A +  |voting rights  |
|               |to shares      |instruments    |8.B)         |held in issuer |
|               |(total of 8.A) |(total of 8.B 1|             |               |
|               |               |+ 8.B 2)       |             |               |
|_______________|_______________|_______________|_____________|_______________|
|Resulting      |               |               |             |               |
|situation on   |               |               |             |               |
|the date on    |4.920000       |0.790000       |5.710000     |33083786       |
|which threshold|               |               |             |               |
|was crossed or |               |               |             |               |
|reached        |               |               |             |               |
|_______________|_______________|_______________|_____________|_______________|
|Position of    |               |               |             |               |
|previous       |5.000000       |0.710000       |5.710000     |               |
|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 of   |Number of direct|Number of      |% of direct  |% of indirect|
|shares ISIN code|voting rights   |indirect voting|voting rights|voting rights|
|(if possible)   |(DTR5.1)        |rights         |(DTR5.1)     |(DTR5.2.1)   |
|                |                |(DTR5.2.1)     |             |             |
|________________|________________|_______________|_____________|_____________|
|GB0003452173    |                |28434819       |             |4.920000     |
|________________|________________|_______________|_____________|_____________|
|Sub Total 8.A   |28434819                        |4.920000%                  |
|________________|________________________________|___________________________|


8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

 _____________________________________________________________________________
|              |          |                   |Number of voting   |           |
|Type of       |Expiration|Exercise/conversion|rights that may be |% of voting|
|financial     |date      |period             |acquired if the    |rights     |
|instrument    |          |                   |instrument is      |           |
|              |          |                   |exercised/converted|           |
|______________|__________|___________________|___________________|___________|
|Securities    |          |                   |448748             |0.070000   |
|Lending       |          |                   |                   |           |
|______________|__________|___________________|___________________|___________|
|Sub Total 8.B1|                              |448748             |0.070000%  |
|______________|______________________________|___________________|___________|


8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

 ___________________________________________________________________________
|Type of   |Expiration|Exercise/conversion|Physical or|Number of|% of voting|
|financial |date      |period             |cash       |voting   |rights     |
|instrument|          |                   |settlement |rights   |           |
|__________|__________|___________________|___________|_________|___________|
|CFD       |          |                   |Cash       |4200219  |0.720000   |
|__________|__________|___________________|___________|_________|___________|
|Sub Total |                                          |4200219  |0.720000%  |
|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)

 ______________________________________________________________________________
|              |               |               |% of voting    |               |
|              |               |% of voting    |rights through |Total of both  |
|Ultimate      |Name of        |rights if it   |financial      |if it equals or|
|controlling   |controlled     |equals or is   |instruments if |is higher than |
|person        |undertaking    |higher than the|it equals or is|the notifiable |
|              |               |notifiable     |higher than the|threshold      |
|              |               |threshold      |notifiable     |               |
|              |               |               |threshold      |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 1)|Saturn Subco,  |               |               |               |
|              |LLC            |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 1)|Finance, Inc.  |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |Trident Merger,|               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 1)|LLC            |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 1)|Investment     |               |               |               |
|              |Management, LLC|               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 2)|Saturn Subco,  |               |               |               |
|              |LLC            |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 2)|Finance, Inc.  |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 2)|Holdco 2, Inc. |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|              |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|BlackRock,    |Financial      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 2)|Management,    |               |               |               |
|              |Inc.           |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 2)|International  |               |               |               |
|              |Holdings, Inc. |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BR Jersey      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 2)|International  |               |               |               |
|              |Holdings L.P.  |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 2)|Holdco 3, LLC  |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 2)|Cayman 1 LP    |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 2)|Cayman West Bay|               |               |               |
|              |Finco Limited  |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 2)|Cayman West Bay|               |               |               |
|              |IV Limited     |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock Group|               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 2)|Limited        |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 2)|Finance Europe |               |               |               |
|              |Limited        |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|              |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|BlackRock,    |Investment     |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 2)|Management (UK)|               |               |               |
|              |Limited        |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 3)|Saturn Subco,  |               |               |               |
|              |LLC            |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 3)|Finance, Inc.  |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 3)|Holdco 2, Inc. |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|              |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|BlackRock,    |Financial      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 3)|Management,    |               |               |               |
|              |Inc.           |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 3)|International  |               |               |               |
|              |Holdings, Inc. |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BR Jersey      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 3)|International  |               |               |               |
|              |Holdings L.P.  |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|              |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|BlackRock,    |Australia      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 3)|Holdco Pty.    |               |               |               |
|              |Ltd.           |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|              |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|BlackRock,    |Investment     |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 3)|Management     |               |               |               |
|              |(Australia)    |               |               |               |
|              |Limited        |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 4)|Saturn Subco,  |               |               |               |
|              |LLC            |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 4)|Finance, Inc.  |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 4)|Holdco 2, Inc. |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|              |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|BlackRock,    |Financial      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 4)|Management,    |               |               |               |
|              |Inc.           |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 4)|Holdco 4, LLC  |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 4)|Holdco 6, LLC  |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 4)|Delaware       |               |               |               |
|              |Holdings Inc.  |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|              |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|BlackRock,    |Institutional  |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 4)|Trust Company, |               |               |               |
|              |National       |               |               |               |
|              |Association    |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 5)|Saturn Subco,  |               |               |               |
|              |LLC            |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 5)|Finance, Inc.  |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 5)|Holdco 2, Inc. |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|              |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|BlackRock,    |Financial      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 5)|Management,    |               |               |               |
|              |Inc.           |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 5)|Holdco 4, LLC  |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 5)|Holdco 6, LLC  |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 5)|Delaware       |               |               |               |
|              |Holdings Inc.  |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock Fund |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 5)|Advisors       |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 6)|Saturn Subco,  |               |               |               |
|              |LLC            |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 6)|Finance, Inc.  |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 6)|Holdco 2, Inc. |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|              |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|BlackRock,    |Financial      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 6)|Management,    |               |               |               |
|              |Inc.           |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 7)|Saturn Subco,  |               |               |               |
|              |LLC            |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 7)|Finance, Inc.  |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 7)|Holdco 2, Inc. |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|              |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|BlackRock,    |Financial      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 7)|Management,    |               |               |               |
|              |Inc.           |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 7)|International  |               |               |               |
|              |Holdings, Inc. |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 7)|Canada Holdings|               |               |               |
|              |ULC            |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock Asset|               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 7)|Management     |               |               |               |
|              |Canada Limited |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 8)|Saturn Subco,  |               |               |               |
|              |LLC            |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 8)|Finance, Inc.  |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 8)|Holdco 2, Inc. |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|              |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|BlackRock,    |Financial      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 8)|Management,    |               |               |               |
|              |Inc.           |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 8)|Capital        |               |               |               |
|              |Holdings, Inc. |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 8)|Advisors, LLC  |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 9)|Saturn Subco,  |               |               |               |
|              |LLC            |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 9)|Finance, Inc.  |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 9)|Holdco 2, Inc. |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|              |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|BlackRock,    |Financial      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 9)|Management,    |               |               |               |
|              |Inc.           |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 9)|International  |               |               |               |
|              |Holdings, Inc. |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BR Jersey      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 9)|International  |               |               |               |
|              |Holdings L.P.  |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 9)|Holdco 3, LLC  |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 9)|Cayman 1 LP    |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 9)|Cayman West Bay|               |               |               |
|              |Finco Limited  |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 9)|Cayman West Bay|               |               |               |
|              |IV Limited     |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock Group|               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 9)|Limited        |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 9)|Finance Europe |               |               |               |
|              |Limited        |               |               |               |
|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
|BlackRock,    |BlackRock      |               |               |               |
|Inc. (Chain 9)|Advisors (UK)  |               |               |               |
|              |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

BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team

Jana Blumenstein

020 7743 3650

12. Date of Completion

14 th July 2025

13. Place Of Completion

12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.