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 Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect 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 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 Europe 2,433,881 Brown Bros Harriman Ltd 279,300 JP Morgan, Bournemouth 5,157,804 JP Morgan, Chase 826,900 Bank of New York, Brussels 1,358,400 Clydesdale Bank plc 60,600 JP Morgan, Bournemouth 66,100 Mellon Bank 313,900 Northern Trust London 1,215,300 State Street Bank and TR Co London 406,300 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 Not disclosed 11. Date company informed Notification dated 19 November 2004 received 22 November 2004 12. Total holding following this notification 12,118,485 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.04% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Louise Ruppel, Group Company Secretary, 020 7291 0505 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Louise Ruppel, Group Company Secretary Date of notification 23 November 2004

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FirstGroup (FGP)
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