FIRSTGROUP PLC - Holding(s) in Company

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London, November 2



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
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):	An increase in the total voting rights notified by the issuer under DTR 5-6-1R			X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		West Face Capital Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv		West Face Long Term Opportunities Global Master L.P.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		01 November 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:		01 November 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		5.0%


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
Ordinary Shares GB0003452173	60,455,000			60,455,000			60,455,000		60,455,000		-	4.9999%			-

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
-			-		-					-				-

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
-		-		-		-			-				Nominal			Delta
-			-

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
60,455,000								4.9999%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
West Face Capital Inc. is the investment manager of West Face Long Term Opportunities Global Master L.P.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
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:	West Face Capital Inc. is the investment manager of West Face Long Term Opportunities Global Master L.P.
14. Contact name:	Laura Gairdner FirstGroup plc, Company Secretarial Assistant
15. Contact telephone number:	+44 (0)1224 650 043


Other information
In addition, the information below is provided in accordance with the requirements of the FCA’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule (DGTR) 6.2.2AR: Legal Entity Identifier: 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93 Classification as per DGTR 6 Annex 1R: 2.3

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