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
   
Bank of Ireland                                                 114,226
                                                                       
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited                               104,900
                                                                       
Chase Nominees Limited                                        9,943,661
                                                                       
Citibank NA (United States)                                      37,047
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                  3,518,715
                                                                       
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                            550,555
                                                                       
Master Trust Bank                                                 5,727
                                                                       
Mellon Trust Boston                                             149,269
                                                                       
Mitsubishi Trust International                                    6,185
                                                                       
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                      179,475
                                                                       
State Street                                                      8,107
                                                                       
State Street Bank & Trust - US                                  397,963
                                                                       
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
   
9 February 2004

11. Date company informed
   
Notification dated 10 February 2004 received 12 February 2004

12. Total holding following this notification
   
15,018,177

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, 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 12 February 2004