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FirstGroup Plc - Holding(s) in Company PR Newswire LONDON, United Kingdom, January 16 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 Equiniti Trust (Jersey) Limited as trustee of the FirstGroup plc Employee Benefit Trust City of registered office (if applicable) St....

FirstGroup Plc - Holding(s) in Company PR Newswire LONDON, United Kingdom, January 16 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 Equiniti Trust (Jersey) Limited as trustee of the FirstGroup plc Employee Benefit Trust City of registered office (if applicable) St....

FirstGroup Plc - Director/PDMR Shareholding PR Newswire LONDON, United Kingdom, January 14 FirstGroup plc LEI: 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93 14 January 2025 Director / PDMR Shareholding Share Incentive Plan ("SIP") Purchase FirstGroup plc (the "Company") was notified on 14 January 2025 by Computershare Trustees Limited, trustee of the FirstGroup SIP, of the purchase on behalf of Ryan Mangold , an Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer, of 95 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company. The...

FirstGroup Plc - Holding(s) in Company PR Newswire LONDON, United Kingdom, January 14 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...

FirstGroup Plc - Director/PDMR Shareholding PR Newswire LONDON, United Kingdom, January 10 FirstGroup plc LEI: 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93 10 January 2025 Director/PDMR Shareholding On 9 January 2025 , FirstGroup plc (the "Company") was notified that on 8 January 2025 the following directors acquired shares at £1.5783 per share in the Company following the investment of the interim dividend (paid by the Company on 31 December 2024 ): Name of director Number of ordinary shares acquired Ryan Mangold ,...

FirstGroup Plc - Director/PDMR Shareholding PR Newswire LONDON, United Kingdom, December 12 FirstGroup plc LEI: 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93 12 December 2024 Director / PDMR Shareholding Share Incentive Plan ("SIP") Purchase FirstGroup plc (the "Company") was notified on 12 December 2024 by Computershare Trustees Limited, trustee of the FirstGroup SIP, of the purchase on behalf of Ryan Mangold , an Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer, of 93 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company. The...

FirstGroup Plc - Agreement to acquire RATP London PR Newswire LONDON, United Kingdom, December 10 FIRSTGROUP PLC agreement to acquire bus operator RATP London FirstGroup plc (the `Group') is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement to acquire RATP Dev Transit London Limited and its subsidiaries (`RATP London') from RATP Développement SA (`RATP Dev') for an enterprise value of £90 million (the `Acquisition'). The Acquisition will see the Group enter the London bus market with a...

FirstGroup Plc - Fourteen new trains to drive First Rail open access growth PR Newswire LONDON, United Kingdom, December 06 FIRSTGROUP PLC fourteen new trains to drive First Rail open access growth FirstGroup plc (the ‘Group’) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Lease Agreement with Angel Trains Limited (‘Angel Trains’) and Hitachi Rail Limited (‘Hitachi’) for the lease of 14 new trains. The Group has signed an agreement with Angel Trains and Hitachi to lease 14 new...

FirstGroup Plc - Open access rail acquisition and new services application PR Newswire LONDON, United Kingdom, December 05 FIRSTGROUP PLC open access rail acquisition and new services application FirstGroup plc (the `Group') is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of Grand Union Trains GWML Holdings Limited which holds track access rights for a new open access rail service between Carmarthen and London Paddington. The Group has also today submitted an application to the...

FirstGroup Plc - Director/PDMR Shareholding PR Newswire LONDON, United Kingdom, November 18 FirstGroup plc LEI: 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93 18 November 2024 Director / PDMR Shareholding Share Incentive Plan ("SIP") Purchase FirstGroup plc (the "Company") was notified on 18 November 2024 by Computershare Trustees Limited, trustee of the FirstGroup SIP, of the purchase on behalf of Ryan Mangold , an Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer, of 109 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company. The...

FirstGroup Plc - Launch of £50 million share buyback programme PR Newswire LONDON, United Kingdom, November 14 14 November 2024 FirstGroup plc Launch of £50 million share buyback programme Earlier today, FirstGroup plc ( “FirstGroup” or the “Group” ) announced an on-market share buyback programme to purchase up to £50m of ordinary shares of 5p (the “£50m Programme” ). The £50m Programme will commence tomorrow and it is anticipated that it will end no later than 13 November 2025...

FirstGroup Plc - Half-year Report PR Newswire LONDON, United Kingdom, November 14 FIRSTGROUP PLC HALF-YEARLY REPORT FOR THE 26 WEEKS TO 28 SEPTEMBER 2024 A robust operational and financial performance in H1 2025 leaves the Group slightly ahead of full year expectations, with the Board announcing an additional buyback programme. Highlights • Adjusted revenue growth to £649.6m (H1 2024 £634.8m) reflecting strong underlying performance in First Bus and good demand in First Rail open access •...

FirstGroup Plc - Acquisition of Lakeside Group PR Newswire LONDON, United Kingdom, October 25 FIRSTGROUP PLC Acquisition of LAKESIDE GROUP FirstGroup has acquired Lakeside Group, a profitable, well-established Shropshire and Cheshire-based company that provides school, B2B and B2C private hire services, with a fleet of c.145 buses and coaches Complementing the recent additions to the First Bus portfolio, this strategic acquisition will allow us to grow our coaching business and offers the...

FirstGroup Plc - Acquisition of Anderson Travel PR Newswire LONDON, United Kingdom, October 21 FIRSTGROUP PLC Acquisition of Anderson Travel FirstGroup has acquired Anderson Travel, a highly experienced coach operator providing contracted school, private hire, mini coach and tour services in and around London The operator has c.40 coaches of varying sizes with bases in central London and Heathrow The acquisition will extend First Bus' operational footprint and forms part of the Group's strategy...

FirstGroup Plc - Director/PDMR Shareholding PR Newswire LONDON, United Kingdom, October 15 FirstGroup plc LEI: 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93 15 October 2024 Director / PDMR Shareholding Share Incentive Plan ("SIP") Purchase FirstGroup plc (the "Company") was notified on 14 October 2024 by Computershare Trustees Limited, trustee of the FirstGroup SIP, of the purchase on behalf of Ryan Mangold , an Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer, of 109 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company. The...

FirstGroup Plc - Blocklisting - Interim Review PR Newswire LONDON, United Kingdom, October 01 BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN 1 October 2024 Name of applicant : FirstGroup plc Name of scheme: 1. FirstGroup Long Term Incentive Plan 2. FirstGroup Share Incentive Plan 3. FirstGroup Sharesave Plan Period of return: From: 1 April 2024 To: 30 September 2024 Balance of unallotted securities under scheme(s) from previous return: 1. 947,838 2. 93,094 3. 986,685 Plus: The amount by which the block...

FirstGroup Plc - Holding(s) in Company PR Newswire LONDON, United Kingdom, September 19 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...

FirstGroup Plc - Director/PDMR Shareholding PR Newswire LONDON, United Kingdom, September 16 FirstGroup plc LEI: 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93 16 September 2024 Director/PDMR Shareholding FirstGroup plc (the "Company") announces that it has been notified that Graham Sutherland , Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, purchased 20,000 shares at 153.4 pence per share. The transaction took place today in London (XLON). This notification is made in accordance with Article 19 of the Market Abuse...

FirstGroup Plc - Director/PDMR Shareholding PR Newswire LONDON, United Kingdom, September 13 FirstGroup plc LEI: 549300DEJZCPWA4HKM93 13 September 2024 Director / PDMR Shareholding Share Incentive Plan ("SIP") Purchase FirstGroup plc (the "Company") was notified on 13 September 2024 by Computershare Trustees Limited, trustee of the FirstGroup SIP, of the purchase on behalf of Ryan Mangold , an Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer, of 94 ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the Company....

FirstGroup Plc - Directorate Change PR Newswire LONDON, United Kingdom, September 11 11 September 2024 FirstGroup plc Appointment of Board Chair FirstGroup plc (‘FirstGroup’ or ‘the Group’) is pleased to announce that, following a comprehensive search process, Lena Wilson CBE will be joining the Board as Chair on 1 February 2025 . Lena is an experienced director and Chair having held roles on listed and private companies for over a decade, serving on the boards of Scottish Power...