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 Barclays 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 Chase Nominees Limited 10,197,352 Bank of Ireland 114,226 Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 1,511,052 Barclays Trust Co & Others 481 Boston Safe Deposit & Trust 91,561 Chase Manhattan Bank 3,277,911 Citibank, N.A. 37,047 Investors Bank & Trust Co 487,169 JP Morgan Chase Bank 573,810 Master Trust Bank 5,727 Mitsubishi Trust International 6,185 Northern Trust Bank 33,825 State Street 8,217 State Street Bank & Trust 423,069 Sumitomo TB 2,347 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 20 August 2003 11. Date company informed 26 August 2003 12. Total holding following this notification 16,769,979 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.06% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Marie Smith, Deputy Group Company Secretary, 020 7291 0505 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Marie Smith, Deputy Group Company Secretary Date of notification 27 August 2003

Companies

FirstGroup (FGP)
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