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 Legal & General Group 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 HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 914945 152,916 HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 923363 138,144 HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 886603 1,715,000 HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 775245 1,579,842 HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 357206 10,138,753 HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 866203 575,200 HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED A/C 916681 21,900 HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 754612 853,000 HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 360509 530,201 HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK) LIMITED A/C 824434 15,850 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 Not disclosed 11. Date company informed 17 June 2004 12. Total holding following this notification 15,720,806 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.90% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Marie Smith, Deputy Group Company Secretary, 020 7291 0505 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Marie Smith, Deputy Group Company Secretary Date of notification 17 June 2004

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