FirstGroup PLC released a statement on 1st March 2024, in accordance with the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (DGTR) 5.6.1R, regarding its voting rights and capital. As of 29th February 2024, the company's capital consists of 750,695,015 ordinary shares of 5 pence each, with 107,124,746 of its ordinary shares held in treasury. This results in a total number of voting rights in FirstGroup PLC of 643,570,269.
Shareholders can use the total voting rights figure of 643,570,269 as the denominator for their calculations to determine if they are required to notify FirstGroup PLC and the FCA of the percentage of voting rights they hold, or a change in this percentage, under the FCA's DGTR.
The company also provided additional information in accordance with the requirements of DGTR 6.2.2AR, including the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) and its classification as per DGTR 6 Annex 1R.
For further inquiries, Vanessa Estella, Deputy Company Secretary, can be contacted at 020 7291 0505.