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
   
Mr Edward C. Johnson 3d (as a principal shareholder in Fidelity international
Limited)

 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                                        1,836,867
                                                                       
Bank of New York                                                167,100
                                                                       
Lloyds Bank Nominees Limited                                      2,100
                                                                       
Chase Nominees Limited                                           87,400
                                                                       
Citibank                                                         21,500
                                                                       
Mellon Nominees Limited                                          43,600
                                                                       
Bank of New York London                                       5,422,300
                                                                       
Northern Trust                                                1,048,400
                                                                       
Bank of New York, Brussels                                      347,600
                                                                       
State Street Bank and Trust                                     227,226
                                                                       
JP Morgan                                                     2,985,390
                                                                       
Chase Manhattan Bank London                                     586,183
                                                                       
State Street Nominees Ltd.                                      478,400
                                                                       
National Australia Bank                                           6,900
                                                                       
Chase Manhattan Bank AG Frankfurt                               102,200
                                                                       
State Street Hong Kong                                            9,900
                                                                       
Nortrust Nominees Limited                                        46,200
                                                                       
Dexia Privatbank (Schweiz)                                        4,800
                                                                       
Mellon Bank                                                     112,800
                                                                       
Chase Manhattan Bank London                                      76,500
                                                                       
JP Morgan                                                        85,682
                                                                       
JP Morgan Chase                                                 826,800
                                                                       
JP Morgan                                                        48,500
                                                                       
Mellon Trust                                                    427,200
                                                                       
Northern Trust                                                  227,100
                                                                       
State Street Bank and Trust                                     249,600
                                                                       
State Street Nominees Ltd                                        49,200
                                                                       
Citibank                                                         28,800
                                                                       
Mellon Nominees Ltd                                             300,700

 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
   
 6. Percentage of issued class
   
 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
   
762,874

 8. Percentage of issued class
   
0.19%

 9. Class of security
   
Ordinary shares of 5 pence each

10. Date of transaction
   
Not disclosed

11. Date company informed
   
Notification dated 19 October 2004 received 20 October 2004

12. Total holding following this notification
   
15,856,048

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
   
3.98%

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 20 October 2004