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SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company FirstGroup plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Barclays PLC(Barclays Global Investors Ltd; Barclays Global Investors Japan Limited,Barclays Capital Inc; Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd; Barclays LifeAssurance Co Ltd; Barclays Capital Securities Ltd; Barclays Global InvestorsN.A.; Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd, Gerrard Ltd, Barclays GlobalInvestors Japan Trust and Banking, Barclays Global Investors Canada Ltd,Barclays Global Fund Advisors) 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 28,607 Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 1,780,717 Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 72,080 Boiss Nominees Ltd 4224361 373,137 Barclays Global Investors Canada 28,530 Chase Nominees Limited 16376 191,475 Chase Nominees Limited 21359 66,694 Chase Nominees Limited 28270 135,548 Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125 00059441401 7,501 Gerrard Nominees Limited 622124 2,500 Gerrard Nominees Limited 660318 44,000 Gerrard Nominees Limited 660758 12,000 Gerrard Nominees Limited 660851 7,500 Gerrard Nominees Limited 768557 17,500 Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1) 41,184 Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd (GM3) 220805DN 113,917 Investors Bank and Trust Co 275,156 Investors Bank and Trust Co 2,626,351 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16331 97,805 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16341 219,694 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 16400 3,122,003 JP Morgan (BGI Custody) a/c 18409 300,745 JPMorgan Chase Bank 12,668 JPMorgan Chase Bank 34,123 JPMorgan Chase Bank 162,178 JPMorgan Chase Bank 447,200 Master Trust Bank 29,767 Mellon Trust - US Custodian/ 16,667 Mitsui Asset 7,152 Morgan Stanley & Co. 19,982 R C Greig Nominees Limited 769,258 R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 50,143 R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 30,210 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 241,559 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 54,723 R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 15,222 State Street Bank & Trust Co 8,168 State Street Boston 192,479 Trust & Custody Services Bank 83,841 UBS (Master) 299,676 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 each10. Date of transaction 29 September 200611. Date company informed Notification dated 2 October 2006 received 4 October 200612. Total holding following this notification 12,039,66013. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.06 %14. Any additional information Figures are based on shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) of 393,202,05215. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Eileen Malcolmson, Legal Adviser and Assistant Company Secretary, Tel: 0122465000716. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Eileen MalcolmsonDate of notification: 6 October 2006ENDFIRSTGROUP PLCRelated Shares:
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