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 Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries 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 Chase Nominees Limited 1,836,867 Bank of New York 167,100 Lloyds Bank Nominees Limited 2,100 Chase Nominees Limited 87,400 Citibank 21,500 Mellon Nominees Limited 43,600 Bank of New York London 5,422,300 Northern Trust 1,048,400 Bank of New York, Brussels 347,600 State Street Bank and Trust 227,226 JP Morgan 2,985,390 Chase Manhattan Bank London 586,183 State Street Nominees Ltd. 478,400 National Australia Bank 6,900 Chase Manhattan Bank AG Frankfurt 102,200 State Street Hong Kong 9,900 Nortrust Nominees Limited 46,200 Dexia Privatbank (Schweiz) 4,800 Mellon Bank 112,800 Chase Manhattan Bank London 76,500 JP Morgan 85,682 JP Morgan Chase 826,800 JP Morgan 48,500 Mellon Trust 427,200 Northern Trust 227,100 State Street Bank and Trust 249,600 State Street Nominees Ltd 49,200 Citibank 28,800 Mellon Nominees Ltd 300,700 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 6. Percentage of issued class 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 762,874 8. Percentage of issued class 0.19% 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 5 pence each 10. Date of transaction Not disclosed 11. Date company informed Notification dated 19 October 2004 received 20 October 2004 12. Total holding following this notification 15,856,048 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.98% 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 20 October 2004

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