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
   
Barclays PLC

(Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd; Barclays Global Fund Advisors; Gerrard
Ltd; Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking; Barclays Life Assurance
Co Ltd; Barclays Global Investors Ltd; Barclays Global Investors, N.A.;
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd and Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd)

 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 Ireland                                                  62,023
                                                                       
Barclays Trust Co & Others                                        2,168
                                                                       
BNP PARIBAS                                                       8,608
                                                                       
Chase Nominees Limited 16376                                    243,350
                                                                       
Chase Nominees Limited 20947                                  9,181,630
                                                                       
Chase Nominees Limited 21359                                     47,869
                                                                       
CIBC Mellon Global Securities                                    38,887
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                     840,400
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                     100,408
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                      75,628
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                      11,683
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                       5,128
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                     276,379
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                   2,237,536
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                      28,867
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                   2,087,706
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                      21,324
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                     740,670
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                      18,370
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                     328,127
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                       4,729
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                     556,653
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                      37,882
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                      96,028
                                                                       
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16331                               135,354
                                                                       
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16341                               156,690
                                                                       
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16341                               236,269
                                                                       
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16344                                69,727
                                                                       
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16345                               112,199
                                                                       
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16400                             4,455,917
                                                                       
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 18409                               209,428
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                             182,725
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              65,183
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                               4,306
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              20,627
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              24,431
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              13,233
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              67,328
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              27,448
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              25,832
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              17,243
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              43,985
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              50,267
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              49,116
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                             209,297
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                               3,800
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              12,199
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                               4,781
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              11,983
                                                                       
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF                                       58,737
                                                                       
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF                                      117,609
                                                                       
Mellon Trust of New England                                     146,481
                                                                       
Mitsubishi Trust International                                    2,968
                                                                       
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                   38,725
                                                                       
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                  136,403
                                                                       
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                  191,067
                                                                       
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1                               97,858
                                                                       
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1                               16,352
                                                                       
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c GP1                               21,158
                                                                       
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c SA1                                1,250
                                                                       
State Street                                                      6,491
                                                                       
State Street Boston                                              34,474
                                                                       
State Street Boston                                             348,800
                                                                       
Wells Fargo Seattle - Wire Ban                                    6,649

 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
   
21 January 2005

11. Date company informed
   
Notification dated 24 January 2005 received 26 January 2005

12. Total holding following this notification
   
24,486,443

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
   
6.15%

14. Any additional information
   
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
   
Eileen Malcolmson, Assistant 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 26 January 2005