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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 Deutsche Bank AG and its subsidiary companies 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 Deutsche Bank AG and its subsidiaries 12,160,621 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 each10. Date of transaction 19 July 200511. Date company informed Notification dated 22 July 2005 received 25 July 200512. Total holding following this notification 12,160,62113. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 3.05%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: 1 August 2005ENDFIRSTGROUP PLCRelated Shares:
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