Holding(s) in Company

FirstGroup PLC
14 January 2002

                                 SCHEDULE 10


                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



 1. Name of company

    FIRSTGROUP PLC
 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

    BARCLAYS PLC, THROUGH ITS SUBSIDIARY, BARCLAYS BANK 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

    BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LTD                                    9,529
    CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16331                                       133,603
    CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16341                                       525,229
    CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16344                                        57,419
    CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16345                                       103,919
    CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376                                        98,487
    CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16400                                     3,933,810
    CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16530                                       964,535
    CHASE NOMINEES LTD 18409                                       312,407
    CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947                                     2,888,046
    CHASE MANHATTAN BANK LONDON                                  2,239,742
    TWENTY NINE GRACECHURCH STREET NOMINEES LIMITED A/C/ 5781D     132,934
    TWENTY NINE GRACECHURCH STREET NOMINEES LIMITED A/C/ 5782A   1,106,741
    UNKNOWN                                                        212,886
    UNKNOWN                                                          3,329
    UNKNOWN                                                          8,008
    UNKNOWN                                                          4,560
    UNKNOWN                                                          3,465


 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

    9 JANUARY 2002
11. Date company informed

    14 JANUARY 2002
12. Total holding following this notification

    12,738,649
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    3.03%
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      14 JANUARY 2002