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
   
Aviva plc and its subsidiaries

 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
   
As in 2 above

 4. Name of the registered holder(s) with (a) material interest (s) and, if
    more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them
   
Morley Fund Management Ltd:                                            
                                                                       
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                               5,608,190*
                                                                       
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                                  9,309,780*
                                                                       
Chase Nominees Ltd                                             584,972*
                                                                       
CUIM Nominee Ltd                                             3,975,667*

*denotes beneficial interest

 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
   
n/a

 6. Percentage of issued class
   
n/a

 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
   
264,978

 8. Percentage of issued class
   
0.07%

 9. Class of security
   
Ordinary GBP0.05

10. Date of transaction
   
7 April 2006

11. Date company informed
   
Notification dated 10 April 2006

12. Total holding following this notification
   
19,478,609*

*beneficial interest only

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
   
4.97 %

14. Any additional information
   
Figures are based on shares in issue of 392,167,325

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
   
Eileen Malcolmson, Legal Adviser and Assistant Company Secretary, 01224 650115

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
    this notification
   
Eileen Malcolmson, Legal Adviser and Assistant Company Secretary

Date of notification: 11 April 2006