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
   
Mr Edward C. Johnson 3d

 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, Brussels                                      133,800
                                                                       
Bank of New York, London                                      6,005,300
                                                                       
Chase Manhattan Bank London                                      85,682
                                                                       
Chase Manhattan Bank London                                     810,483
                                                                       
Chase Nominees Limited                                        1,899,100
                                                                       
Deutsche Bank                                                   143,200
                                                                       
HSBC Client Holdings Nominee (UK) Limited                       279,100
                                                                       
JP Morgan                                                     3,372,700
                                                                       
Mellon Nominees Limited                                          48,300
                                                                       
Mellon Nominees Ltd                                             355,300
                                                                       
Northern Trust                                                1,085,700
                                                                       
State Street Bank & Trust                                        97,200
                                                                       
State Street Nominees Ltd                                       565,200

 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
   
18 February 2004

11. Date company informed
   
Notification dated 18 February 2004 received 19 February 2004

12. Total holding following this notification
   
14,881,065

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
   
3.66%

14. Any additional information
   
Mr Johnson is interested in these shares as principal shareholder in Fidelity
Investments Limited (see notification made in respect of Fidelity Investments
Limited)

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
   
Louise Ruppel, Company Secretary, 020 7291 0505

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
    this notification
   
Louise Ruppel, Company Secretary

Date of notification 19 February 2004