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

 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                                                  33,905
                                                                       
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                               712,020
                                                                       
BNP PARIBAS                                                      16,694
                                                                       
Chase Nominees Limited 16376                                    230,087
                                                                       
Chase Nominees Limited 20947                                  1,642,245
                                                                       
Chase Nominees Limited 21359                                     26,639
                                                                       
CIBC Mellon Global Securities                                     9,540
                                                                       
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00703310                              1,150
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                     482,983
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                       8,930
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                     350,854
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                       5,780
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                      80,290
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                      85,412
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                     161,554
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                      75,655
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                      29,210
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                       4,729
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                       8,515
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                      11,683
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                     476,393
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                      88,797
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                      28,898
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                   1,988,269
                                                                       
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                                45,363
                                                                       
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16344                                50,166
                                                                       
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16345                                63,028
                                                                       
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16400                             4,294,940
                                                                       
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 18409                               299,098
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              27,691
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              67,438
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              11,983
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                               4,781
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                               3,800
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              15,673
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              12,199
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              84,226
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              56,405
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              52,755
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                               4,306
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              38,463
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              67,328
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                             210,040
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              13,233
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              25,024
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              20,627
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              43,575
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                              42,406
                                                                       
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                               2,492
                                                                       
Mellon Bank, N.A.                                                12,487
                                                                       
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF                                       25,619
                                                                       
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF                                       54,133
                                                                       
Mellon Trust of New England                                      32,839
                                                                       
Mitsubishi Trust International                                    2,968
                                                                       
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                   35,199
                                                                       
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                   41,566
                                                                       
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                    8,689
                                                                       
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1                               93,134
                                                                       
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1                               25,102
                                                                       
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c GP1                               43,228
                                                                       
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c SA1                               31,760
                                                                       
State Street                                                      6,491
                                                                       
State Street Boston                                             254,489
                                                                       
State Street Boston                                              33,593
                                                                       
State Street Trust of Canada -                                   14,275

 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
   
24 June 2005

11. Date company informed
   
Notification dated 28 June 2005 received 29 June 2005

12. Total holding following this notification
   
13,187,823

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
   
3.31%

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 29 June 2005


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