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
   
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (a subsidiary of Prudential plc) and
Prudential 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
   
MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI                                     111,119
                                                                       
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC                               13,782,609
                                                                       
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PHL AC                                1,780,909
                                                                       
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC                                1,671,366
                                                                       
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)EQBF AC                                   53,092
                                                                       
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)HYBF AC                                  489,000
                                                                       
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)MNBF AC                                   90,499
                                                                       
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK)PENE AC                                  333,495

 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
   
Not Disclosed.

 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
   
Not Disclosed

11. Date company informed
   
Notification dated 27 January 2006 received 30 January 2006

12. Total holding following this notification
   
18,312,089

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
   
4.71 %

14. Any additional information
   
Figures are based on shares in issue of 388,150,509 excluding treasury shares

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
   
Eileen Malcolmson, Assistant Company Secretary, 01224 650007

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

Date of notification 31 January 2006