Posting of the Offer Document

    NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN INTO OR
FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE
RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION

For immediate release                                        21 December 2007

                            Recommended Cash Offer                             

                                      by                                       

                             Arriva plc ("Arriva")                             
    for the whole of the issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of     
          Tellings Golden Miller Group plc ("Tellings Golden Miller")          

                         Posting of the Offer Document                         

Further to the announcement made on 20 December 2007 regarding Arriva's
recommended cash offer for the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share
capital of Tellings Golden Miller, Arriva announces that the offer document
containing the terms of the Offer (the "Offer Document") was posted today to
Tellings Golden Miller Shareholders, together with the Form of Acceptance for
Tellings Golden Miller Shareholders holding Tellings Golden Miller Shares in
certificated form.

To accept the Offer for Tellings Golden Miller Shares held in certificated
form, Tellings Golden Miller Shareholders should complete, sign and return the
Form of Acceptance, which accompanies the Offer Document, in accordance with
the instructions contained therein and set out in the Offer Document as soon as
possible and, in any event, so as to be received by Computershare Investor
Services PLC by no later than 3.00 pm (London time) on 11 January 2008.

To accept the Offer for Tellings Golden Miller Shares held in uncertificated
form (that is, in CREST), Tellings Golden Miller Shareholders should follow the
procedure for electronic acceptance through CREST in accordance with the
instructions set out in the Offer Document so that the TTE Instruction settles
as soon as possible and, in any event, by no later than 3.00 pm (London time)
on 11 January 2008.

Copies of the Offer Document, the Form of Acceptance (for use by holders of
Tellings Golden Miller Shares in certificated form only) and copies of the
documents listed in paragraph 11 of Appendix III to the Offer Document are
available for inspection during normal business hours on any business day at
the offices of N M Rothschild & Sons Limited at 1 King William Street, London
EC4N 7AR while the Offer remains open for acceptance.

Terms used in this announcement shall have the meaning given to them in the
Offer Document.

Rothschild is acting as financial adviser to Arriva. CFA is acting as financial
adviser to Tellings Golden Miller.

Enquiries:

Arriva                                                          0191 520 4000
David Martin                                                                                                    
Steve Lonsdale                                                               

Rothschild (Financial Adviser to Arriva)                        0113 200 1900
David Forbes                                                                 
Stephen Moore                                                                

Tulchan Communications (PR advisers to Arriva)                  020 7353 4200
Stephen Malthouse                                                            
David Trenchard                                                              

Tellings Golden Miller                                          020 8757 4700
Stephen Telling                                                              

CFA (Financial Adviser to Tellings Golden Miller)               020 7492 4777
Tony Rawlinson                                                               
Simon Sacerdoti                                                              

N M Rothschild & Sons Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the
Financial Services Authority in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for
Arriva and no one else in relation to the Offer and will not be responsible to
anyone other than Arriva for providing the protections afforded to clients of N
M Rothschild & Sons Limited nor for providing advice in relation to the Offer
or any other matters referred to in this announcement.

City Financial Associates Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the
Financial Services Authority in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for
Tellings Golden Miller and no one else in relation to the Offer and will not be
responsible to anyone other than Tellings Golden Miller for providing the
protections afforded to clients of City Financial Associates Limited nor for
providing advice in relation to the Offer or any other matters referred to in
this announcement.

This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or an invitation or
solicitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities. The Offer will be
made solely by the Offer Document and, in the case of Tellings Golden Miller
Shares held in certificated form, the Form of Acceptance, which will contain
the full terms and conditions of the Offer, including details of how the Offer
may be accepted. Any acceptance or other response in relation to the Offer
should be made only on the basis of the information contained in the Offer
Document and, in the case of Tellings Golden Miller Shares held in certificated
form, the Form of Acceptance.

The making of the Offer in jurisdictions outside the United Kingdom or to
Overseas Shareholders or to nominees of or trustees for Overseas Shareholders
may be prohibited or affected by the laws or regulatory requirements of the
relevant overseas jurisdictions. Such Overseas Shareholders should inform
themselves about and observe any applicable legal requirements of such
jurisdictions. It is the responsibility of any Overseas Shareholder wishing to
accept the Offer to satisfy himself as to the full observance of the laws and
regulatory requirements of the relevant jurisdiction in connection therewith,
including the obtaining of any governmental, exchange control or other consents
which may be required, compliance with other formalities needing to be observed
and the payment of any issue, transfer or other taxes or duties or requisite
payments due in such jurisdiction. Any such Overseas Shareholder will be
responsible for payment of any such issue, transfer or other taxes, duties or
other requisite payments due in such jurisdiction by whomsoever payable, and
Arriva (and any person acting on its behalf) shall be entitled to be fully
indemnified and held harmless by such Overseas Shareholder for any such issue,
transfer or other taxes or duties or other requisite payments as Arriva (or any
person acting on its behalf) may be required to pay.

This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale or purchase in the
United States, Canada, Australia, Japan or any Restricted Jurisdiction. The
Offer will not be made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by use of the
mails of, or by any means or instrumentality (including, but not limited to,
facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission, telex or telephone) of
interstate or foreign commerce of, or any facilities of a national, local or
other securities exchange of, the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan or
any Restricted Jurisdiction, and the Offer cannot be accepted and will not be
capable of acceptance by any such use, means, instrumentality or facilities
from or within the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan or any Restricted
Jurisdiction. Accordingly, copies of this announcement are not being, and must
not be, mailed or otherwise distributed or sent in or into or from the United
States, Canada, Australia, Japan or any Restricted Jurisdiction.

Any person (including, without limitation, nominees, trustees or custodians)
who is an overseas person or who would, or otherwise intends to, forward this
document, the Offer Document, the Form of Acceptance or any related document to
any jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom or to any overseas person should
seek appropriate advice before taking any action.

                                       
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