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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 Morley Fund Management Limited (a subsidiary of Aviva plc) and Aviva 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) with (a) material interest (s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them BNY Norwich Union Nominees Ltd 5,934,968 Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd 4,402,209 Chase Nominees Ltd 1,095,067 CUIM Nominee Ltd 4,519,843 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired 182,693 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 21 September 200511. Date company informed Notification dated 22 September 2005 received 22 September 200512. Total holding following this notification 15,952,08713. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.00%14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Eileen Malcolmson, Assistant Company Secretary, 020 7291 050516. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Eileen Malcolmson, Assistant Company SecretaryDate of notification 22 September 2005ENDFIRSTGROUP PLCRelated Shares:
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