Firstgroup Regulatory News (FGP)

17 Mar 2010 09:15

For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying FirstGroup PLC issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii 2 Reason for the notification (Yes/No): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes 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 Yes to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to BlackRock, Inc. the notification obligation: iii 4. Full name of shareholder(s) N/A (if different from 3.):iv 5. Date of the transaction and date 12th March 2010 on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 16th March 2010 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed Holding has gone above 5% or reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering of

to the triggering transaction shares transaction Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rightsif possible of of of shares rights x using Shares Voting the ISIN Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectCODE xi xii

GB0003452173 22,419,135 22,419,135 N/A N/A 23,246,494 N/A 4.83%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting instrument date xiii Conversion Period rights that may be rights xiv acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting financial price date xvii Conversion rights instrument rights xix, xx instrument period refers to xviii CFD 991,310 Nominal Delta 0.21% 0.21% Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 24,237,804 5.04%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 24,237,804 (5.04%) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: BlackRock Compliance Disclosures Team 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Stuart Watchorn 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 5741; stuart.watchorn@blackrock.com Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name BlackRock, Inc. (including legal form of legal entities) Contact address 33 King William Street, London, EC4R 9AS (registered office for legal entities) Phone number & email 020 7743 5741; stuart.watchorn@blackrock.com Other useful information Stuart Watchorn (at least legal representative for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name Contact address Phone number & email Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.