Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10                                  

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

 1. Name of company
   
FirstGroup plc

 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
   
Legal & General Group plc

 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
    non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
    holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18
   
In respect of 2) above

 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number
    of shares held by each of them
   
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 775180             100,000
                                                                       
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 886603           1,415,000
                                                                       
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 775245           1,952,661
                                                                       
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 770286             195,000
                                                                       
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 357206           9,944,888
                                                                       
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 866203             570,200
                                                                       
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 916681              21,900
                                                                       
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 754612             218,000
                                                                       
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 282605             572,000
                                                                       
HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 360509             403,601

 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
   
 6. Percentage of issued class
   
 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
   
 8. Percentage of issued class
   
 9. Class of security
   
Ordinary shares of 5 pence each

10. Date of transaction
   
11. Date company informed
   
29 January 2003

12. Total holding following this notification
   
15,393,250

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
   
3.71%

14. Any additional information
   
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
   
Marie Smith, Assistant Group Company Secretary, 020 7291 0505

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
    this notification
   
Marie Smith, Assistant Group Company Secretary

Date of notification 29 January 2003