SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of company
FirstGroup plc
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Mr Edward C. Johnson 3d
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 New York, Brussels 133,800
Bank of New York, London 6,005,300
Chase Manhattan Bank London 85,682
Chase Manhattan Bank London 810,483
Chase Nominees Limited 1,899,100
Deutsche Bank 143,200
HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited 279,100
JP Morgan 3,372,700
Mellon Nominees Limited 48,300
Mellon Nominees Ltd 355,300
Northern Trust 1,085,700
State Street Bank & Trust 97,200
State Street Nominees Ltd 565,200
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
18 February 2004
11. Date company informed
Notification dated 18 February 2004 received 19 February 2004
12. Total holding following this notification
14,881,065
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.66%
14. Any additional information
Mr Johnson is interested in these shares as principal shareholder in Fidelity
Investments Limited (see notification made in respect of Fidelity Investments
Limited)
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Louise Ruppel, Company Secretary, 020 7291 0505
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Louise Ruppel, Company Secretary
Date of notification 19 February 2004
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