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
   
Barclays PLC

(through Gerrard Ltd; Barclays Global Investors Ltd; Barclays Global Investors
Australia Ltd; Barclays Global Fund Advisors; Barclays Global Investors N.A.;
Barclays Global Investors Japan Ltd; Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd; Barclays
Bank Trust Company Ltd and Barclays Global Investors Japan Trust)

 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 Ireland                                                  71,529
                                                                       
Barclays Trust Co & Others                                        2,168
                                                                       
Chase Nominees Limited 16376                                    223,715
                                                                       
Chase Nominees Limited 20947                                    974,517
                                                                       
Chase Nominees Limited 21359                                     18,658
                                                                       
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                  4,608,528
                                                                       
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16331                               135,354
                                                                       
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16341                               230,485
                                                                       
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16344                                10,772
                                                                       
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16345                                 9,830
                                                                       
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16400                             4,167,974
                                                                       
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 18409                               209,428
                                                                       
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                            591,919
                                                                       
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF                                       91,005
                                                                       
Mellon Trust of New England                                      39,739
                                                                       
Mitsubishi Trust International                                    2,968
                                                                       
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                   94,859
                                                                       
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1                              108,549
                                                                       
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1                               18,752
                                                                       
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c GP1                               20,558
                                                                       
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c SA1                                1,250
                                                                       
State Street                                                      6,491
                                                                       
State Street Boston                                             383,274
                                                                       
Wells Fargo Seattle - Wire Ban                                    7,396

 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
   
11 November 2004

11. Date company informed
   
Notification dated 15 November 2004 received 16 November 2004

12. Total holding following this notification
   
12,029,718

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
   
3.02%

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 16 November 2004