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 Investors Japan Trust & Banking; Barclays Capital Securities Ltd; Gerrard Ltd; Barclays Global Fund Advisors; Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd; Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd; Barclays Capital Inc; Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd; Barclays Global Investors, N.A.; Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd; Barclays Global Investors 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 New York 28,607 Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 85,000 Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 1,624,694 Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 210,455 Barclays Global Investors Canada 28,530 BNP Paribas 39,179 Boiss Nominees Ltd 4224361 364,050 Chase Nominees Limited 16376 191,475 Chase Nominees Limited 20947 211,511 Chase Nominees Limited 21359 160,148 Chase Nominees Limited 28270 135,548 CIBC Mellon Global Securities 30,724 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00059441401 7,501 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00070331001 1,150 Gerrard Nominees Limited 660318 44,000 Gerrard Nominees Limited 660758 12,000 Gerrard Nominees Limited 660851 7,500 Gerrard Nominees Limited 768557 17,500 Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1) 42,334 Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3) 220805DN 113,917 Investors Bank and Trust Co 151,705 Investors Bank and Trust Co 1,509,381 Investors Bank and Trust Co 11,683 Investors Bank and Trust Co 2,011,040 Investors Bank and Trust Co 66,866 Investors Bank and Trust Co 3,555 Investors Bank and Trust Co 39,057 Investors Bank and Trust Co 52,973 Investors Bank and Trust Co 35,509 Investors Bank and Trust Co 119,973 Investors Bank and Trust Co 101,010 Investors Bank and Trust Co 387,067 Investors Bank and Trust Co 21,776 Investors Bank and Trust Co 5,861 Investors Bank and Trust Co 7,748 Investors Bank and Trust Co 642,396 Investors Bank and Trust Co 16,553 Investors Bank and Trust Co 272,925 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16331 103,272 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16341 219,694 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16400 3,122,003 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 18409 300,745 JPMorgan Chase Bank 213,041 JPMorgan Chase Bank 49,230 JPMorgan Chase Bank 42,298 JPMorgan Chase Bank 13,233 JPMorgan Chase Bank 3,717 JPMorgan Chase Bank 52,876 JPMorgan Chase Bank 3,800 JPMorgan Chase Bank 37,402 JPMorgan Chase Bank 6,085 JPMorgan Chase Bank 2,492 JPMorgan Chase Bank 239,144 JPMorgan Chase Bank 40,146 JPMorgan Chase Bank 12,668 JPMorgan Chase Bank 3,817 JPMorgan Chase Bank 18,838 JPMorgan Chase Bank 56,875 JPMorgan Chase Bank 23,382 JPMorgan Chase Bank 34,084 JPMorgan Chase Bank 12,199 Mellon Trust - US Custodian/ 68,796 Mellon Trust - US Custodian/ 15,051 Mellon Trust of New England 39,783 Mitsui Asset 6,164 Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 86,369 Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 101,941 Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 20,865 R C Greig Nominees Limited 957,341 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 250,206 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 60,946 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 18,662 R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 75,113 R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 45,080 State Street Bank & Trust - WI 20,176 State Street Boston 203,699 State Street Boston 72,538 State Street Trust of Canada 69,942 The Northern Trust Company - U 50,013 Trust & Custody Services Bank 4,396 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 4 August 2006 11. Date company informed Notification dated 7 August 2006 received 8 August 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 15,591,023 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.97% 14. Any additional information Figures are based on shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) of 393,162,745 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Katrina Sissons Tapping, Registrar & Secretarial Assistant, Tel: 01224 650043 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Eileen Malcolmson Date of notification 9 August 2006

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