Holding in Company

FirstGroup PLC 21 May 2001 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company FIRSTGROUP PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 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 HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 886603 1,190,000 HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 775245 1,892,661 HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 252605 572,000 HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 360509 231,571 HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 357206 7,887,209 HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 130007 292,000 HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 866203 317,000 HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 770286 298,572 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 138,572 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 16 May 2001 11. Date company informed 18 May 2001 12. Total holding following this notification 12,681,013 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.00% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries MARIE SMITH ASSISTANT GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY 020 7291 0500 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification MARIE SMITH ASSISTANT GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY Date of notification 21 May 2001

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