Holding in Company

FirstGroup PLC
18 December 2000


                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

FirstGroup plc

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

Putnam Investment Management, LLC and The Putnam Advisory Company, Inc.

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

On behalf of clients.

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them

Not disclosed.

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

Not disclosed.

6) Percentage of issued class

Not disclosed.

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 December 2000.

11) Date company informed

18 December 2000.

12) Total holding following this notification

14,347,120 ordinary shares of 5 pence each.


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.405%

14) Any additional information



15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Marie Smith

Assistant Group Company Secretary, FirstGroup plc
020 7291 0500

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Marie Smith
Assistant Group Company Secretary, FirstGroup plc

Date of notification 18th December 2000.