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
   
Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of Aviva plc) and Aviva 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
   
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd                                4,447,424
                                                                       
Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                                   3,784,992
                                                                       
CUIM Nominee Ltd                                              3,897,554

 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
   
11. Date company informed
   
Notification dated 16 June 2005 received 16 June 2005

12. Total holding following this notification
   
12,129,970

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
   
Eileen Malcolmson, Assistant Company Secretary, 020 7291 0505

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

Date of notification 17 June 2005