Listing Particulars

FirstGroup PLC
19 March 2002


FORMAL NOTICE FOR SPECIALIST SECURITIES

PUBLICATION DATE:                        19 March, 2002

Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority for the following securities to be admitted to the Official List.

DETAILS OF ISSUE:                       £300,000,000 6 7/8percent cent. Bonds due 2013

ISSUER:                                 FirstGroup plc

INCORPORATED IN:                        England and Wales

GUARANTOR:                              CentreWest London Buses Limited, Essex Buses Limited, FB Properties Limited,
                                        First Aberdeen Limited, First Bristol Buses Limited, First Eastern Counties
                                        Buses Limited, First Edinburgh Limited, First Glasgow (No.1) Limited, First
                                        Glasgow (No.2) Limited, First Manchester Limited, First Rochdale Limited,
                                        Leicester CityBus Limited, Mainline Group Limited, Midland Bluebird Limited,
                                        First PMT Limited, Rider Holdings Limited, First Cymru Buses Limited, First
                                        Western National Buses Limited, Yorkshire Rider Limited, First Student Inc.*,
                                        First Transit Inc.* and FirstGroup USA Inc.*

INCORPORATED IN:                        England and Wales (or USA, for those marked *)

Particulars relating to the issue may be obtained during usual business hours for fourteen days from the date of this
formal notice from:

Cazenove & Co. Ltd
12 Tokenhouse Yard
London EC2R 7AN

In addition, a copy of the Particulars is available for inspection at the Document Viewing Facility at the Financial
Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, London E14 5HS.

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