TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                                     
                                                                                                        
    1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                    FirstGroup plc
    of existing shares to which voting rights are                                           GB0003452173
    attached: ii                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
    2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                           
                                                                                                        
    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 to                           
    qualifying financial instruments                                                                    
                                                                                                        
    An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                    
                                                                                                        
    Other (please                                                                                       
    specify):                                                                                           
                                                                                                        
    3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                                                 Norges Bank
    notification obligation: iii                                                                        
                                                                                                        
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                   N/A
     (if different from 3.):iv                                                                          
                                                                                                        
    5. Date of the transaction and date on                                               25 January 2017
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                   
    reached: v                                                                                          
                                                                                                        
    6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                    26 January 2017
                                                                                                        
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                      Above 3%
    reached: vi, vii                                                                                    
                                                                                                        

       

    8. Notified details:                                                                                 
                                                                                                         
    A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                         
                                                                                                         
    Class/type of    Situation previous        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction      
    shares           to the triggering                                                                   
                     transaction                                                                         
    if possible                                                                                          
    using            Number       Number       Number      Number of voting      % of  voting rights x   
    the ISIN CODE    of           of           of shares   rights                                        
                     Shares       Voting                                                                 
                                  Rights       Direct      Direct xi    Indirect Direct       Indirect   
                                                                        xii                              
                                                                                                         
    GB0003452173     34,873,723   34,873,723   36,397,099  36,397,099            3.02%                   
                                                                                                         
    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 xiv   rights that may be      rights            
                                                               acquired if the                           
                                                               instrument is                             
                                                               exercised/ converted.                     
                                                                                                         
    N/A                     N/A        N/A                     N/A                     N/A               
                                                                                                         
    C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                        
    Instruments xv, xvi                                                                                  
                                                                                                         
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                 
                                                                                                         
    Type of financial  Exercise   Expiration Exercise/     Number of voting rights  % of voting rights   
    instrument         price      date xvii  Conversion    instrument refers to     xix, xx              
                                             period xviii                                                
                                                                                                         
                                                                                    Nominal      Delta   
    N/A                N/A        N/A        N/A           N/A                                           
                                                                                                         
                                                                                    N/A          N/A     
                                                                                                         
    Total (A+B+C)                                                                                        
                                                                                                         
    Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights                         
                                                                                                         
    36,397,099                                       3.02%                                               
                                                                                                         

       

    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the              
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                              
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
    N/A                                                                                         
                                                                                                
    Proxy Voting:                                                                               
                                                                                                
    10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                    Norges Bank
                                                                                                
    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:                                                             None
                                                                                                
    14. Contact name:                                                             Laura Gairdner
                                                                                                
    15. Contact telephone number:                                                   01224 650043