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 Capital Securities Ltd; Barclays Global Investors Ltd; Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd; Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd; Gerrard Ltd; Barclays Global Investors, N.A.; Barclays Global Fund Advisors; Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd; Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd; and Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust & Banking) 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 55,823 BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 774,117 BNP PARIBAS 53,992 Chase Nominees Limited 16376 230,087 Chase Nominees Limited 20947 4,922,512 Chase Nominees Limited 21359 26,639 CIBC Mellon Global Securities 26,062 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00703310 1,150 Investors Bank and Trust Co 88,020 Investors Bank and Trust Co 80,290 Investors Bank and Trust Co 5,780 Investors Bank and Trust Co 11,683 Investors Bank and Trust Co 28,898 Investors Bank and Trust Co 1,992,904 Investors Bank and Trust Co 1,296,088 Investors Bank and Trust Co 8,930 Investors Bank and Trust Co 29,210 Investors Bank and Trust Co 88,797 Investors Bank and Trust Co 439,199 Investors Bank and Trust Co 4,729 Investors Bank and Trust Co 482,983 Investors Bank and Trust Co 11,883 Investors Bank and Trust Co 376,115 Investors Bank and Trust Co 193,226 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16331 131,056 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16341 223,923 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16341 98,657 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16344 63,327 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16345 95,106 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16400 4,294,940 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 18409 299,098 JPMorgan Chase Bank 106,012 JPMorgan Chase Bank 67,438 JPMorgan Chase Bank 4,306 JPMorgan Chase Bank 67,328 JPMorgan Chase Bank 43,575 JPMorgan Chase Bank 38,463 JPMorgan Chase Bank 26,587 JPMorgan Chase Bank 13,233 JPMorgan Chase Bank 20,627 JPMorgan Chase Bank 4,781 JPMorgan Chase Bank 12,199 JPMorgan Chase Bank 52,755 JPMorgan Chase Bank 15,673 JPMorgan Chase Bank 210,040 JPMorgan Chase Bank 84,226 JPMorgan Chase Bank 56,405 JPMorgan Chase Bank 3,800 JPMorgan Chase Bank 42,406 JPMorgan Chase Bank 2,492 JPMorgan Chase Bank 11,983 Mellon Trust - Boston & SF 54,133 Mellon Trust - Boston & SF 65,256 Mellon Trust of New England 83,322 Mitsubishi Trust International 2,968 Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 22,041 Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 105,737 Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 89,279 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 91,714 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 25,102 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c GP1 40,128 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c SA1 29,660 State Street 6,491 State Street Boston 33,593 State Street Boston 254,489 State Street Trust of Canada - 36,187 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 13 June 2005 11. Date company informed Notification dated 15 June 2005 received 16 June 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 18,259,653 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.58% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Eileen Malcolmson, Assistant Company Secretary, 020 7291 0515 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Louise Ruppel, Company Secretary Date of notification 16 June 2005

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