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TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 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 State Yes/No An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Ameriprise Financial, Inc. notification obligation (iii): and its group 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from See additional information 3.) (iv): under 13 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the 9 March 2007 threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 12 March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Increase above 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation Resulting situation of shares previous to the after the triggering if possible Triggering transaction (vii) using the transaction (vi) ISIN CODE Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting of of of rights (ix) rights Shares Voting shares Rights (viii) Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (x) (xi) FirstGroup 34,572,596 34,572,596 1,791,528 1,791,528 33,278,548 0.412% 7.653% plc (ISIN GB0003452173 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting financial date (xiii) Conversion voting rights instrument Period/ Date rights that may (xiv) be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 35,070,076 8.065% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Ameriprise Financial Inc. which controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/A to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/A voting rights: 13. Additional information: Registered Owner Ameriprise Financial Inc A/c 43,000 Bank of Ireland Nominees A/c 4270483 706,000 Bank of Ireland Nominees A/c 4239914 385,000 BNY (OCS)Nominees Ltd A/c 277650 467,443 BNY (OCS)Nominees Ltd A/c 219064 178,797 BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd A/c219720 510,705 BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd A/c219709 435,003 Chase Nominees Ltd A/c41407 71,385 KDTC KAS Depositary Trust Company A/c22.36.31.213 200,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c21688 537,267 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c7205 945,568 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10479 17,625 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c10488 7,071,871 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c7199 79,119 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c10496 1,230,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c7196 67,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c18667 357,771 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c10469 659,231 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c18668 67,552 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c2642 1,182,565 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c3449 1,460,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c2891 3,690,350 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c7198 1,273,663 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c27642 514,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c10478 20,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c10492 1,203,666 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c11121 20,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c7207 2,684,198 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c31348 121,532 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c30337 57,055 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c41408 25,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c10489 441,729 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c10495 2,945,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c10491 2,483,911 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c35822 27,500 Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd A/cWWSF0004002 585,000 Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd A/cAVOF0003002 1,148,000 Roy Nominees A/c104450 162,657 State Street Bank & Trust, Boston A/cGPE1 100,717 The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited A/c961111 3,865 The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited A/c960011 14,440 The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited A/c960039 751 The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited A/c454362 148,312 The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited A/c960028 187,805 The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited A/c960053 52,648 The Bank of New York (Nominees) Limited A/c960253 355,375 William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd A/c301780 130,000 14. Contact name: Company Secretary, Threadneedle Group 15. Contact telephone 0207 464 5000 number: A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name (including legal form for legal entities) Contact address (registered office for legal entities) Phone number Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii) Full name Company Secretary, Threadneedle Group Contact address Phone number 0207 464 5000 Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) C: Additional information Notes i. This form is to be sent to the issuer or underlying issuer and to be filed with the competent authority. ii. Either the full name of the legal entity or another method for identifying the issuer or underlying issuer, provided it is reliable and accurate. iii. This should be the full name of (a) the shareholder; (b) the person acquiring, disposing of or exercising voting rights in the cases provided for in DTR5.2.1 (b) to (h); (c) all the parties to the agreement referred to in DTR5.2.1 (a), or (d) the direct or indirect holder of financial instruments entitled to acquire shares already issued to which voting rights are attached, as appropriate. In relation to the transactions referred to in points DTR5.2.1 (b) to (h), the following list is provided as indication of the persons who should be mentioned: - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (b), the person that acquires the voting rights and is entitled to exercise them under the agreement and the natural person or legal entity who is transferring temporarily for consideration the voting rights; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR 5.2.1 (c), the person holding the collateral, provided the person or entity controls the voting rights and declares its intention of exercising them, and person lodging the collateral under these conditions; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1(d), the person who has a life interest in shares if that person is entitled to exercise the voting rights attached to the shares and the person who is disposing of the voting rights when the life interest is created; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (e), the parent undertaking and, provided it has a notification duty at an individual level under DTR 5.1, under DTR5.2.1 (a) to (d) or under a combination of any of those situations, the controlled undertaking; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (f), the deposit taker of the shares, if he can exercise the voting rights attached to the shares deposited with him at his discretion, and the depositor of the shares allowing the deposit taker to exercise the voting rights at his discretion; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (g), the person that controls the voting rights; - in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (h), the proxy holder, if he can exercise the voting rights at his discretion, and the shareholder who has given his proxy to the proxy holder allowing the latter to exercise the voting rights at his discretion. iv. Applicable in the cases provided for in DTR 5.2.1 (b) to (h). This should be the full name of the shareholder or holder of financial instruments who is the counterparty to the natural person or legal entity referred to in DTR5.2. v. The date of the transaction should normally be, in the case of an on exchange transaction, the date on which the matching of orders occurs; in the case of an off exchange transaction, date of the entering into an agreement. The date on which threshold is crossed should normally be the date on which the acquisition, disposal or possibility to exercise voting rights takes effect (see DTR 5.1.1R (3)). For passive crossings, the date when the corporate event took effect. [DEL::DEL] These dates will usually be the same unless the transaction is subject to a condition beyond the control of the parties. vi. Please refer to the situation disclosed in the previous notification, In case the situation previous to the triggering transaction was below 3%, please state `below 3%'. vii. If the holding has fallen below the minimum threshold , the notifying party should not be obliged to disclose the extent of the holding, only that the new holding is less than 3%. For the case provided for in DTR5.2.1(a), there should be no disclosure of individual holdings per party to the agreement unless a party individually crosses or reaches an Article 9 threshold. This applies upon entering into, introducing changes to or terminating an agreement. viii. Direct and indirect ix In case of combined holdings of shares with voting rights attached `direct holding' and voting rights `indirect holdings', please split the voting rights number and percentage into the direct and indirect columns-if there is no combined holdings, please leave the relevant box blank. x Voting rights attached to shares in respect of which the notifying party is a direct shareholder (DTR 5.1) xi. Voting rights held by the notifying party as an indirect shareholder (DTR 5.2.1) xii If the holding has fallen below the minimum threshold, the notifying party should not be obliged to disclose the extent of the holding, only that the new holding is below 3%. xiii date of maturity / expiration of the finical instrument i.e. the date when the right to acquire shares ends. xiv If the financial instrument has such a period-please specify the period- for example once every three months starting from the [date] xv. The notification should include the name(s) of the controlled undertakings through which the voting rights are held. The notification should also include the amount of voting rights and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking, insofar as individually the controlled undertaking holds 3% or more, and insofar as the notification by the parent undertaking is intended to cover the notification obligations of the controlled undertaking. xvi. This annex is only to be filed with the competent authority. xvii. Whenever another person makes the notification on behalf of the shareholder or the natural person/legal entity referred to in DTR5.2 and DTR5.3.

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