Director Declaration

14 January 2014

                                FIRSTGROUP PLC                                 
                        (`FirstGroup' or `the Company')                        

                             DIRECTOR DECLARATION                              
                                                                               
            JOHN MCFARLANE, CHAIRMAN, TO RECEIVE ALL FEES IN SHARES            


As announced on 6 December 2013, John McFarlane became Chairman of FirstGroup
plc on 1 January 2014.

John will receive an annual fee of £250,000 in respect of his role as Chairman
and has elected to receive all of that fee in FirstGroup shares, underlining
his confidence in the long-term prospects of the Company and aligning himself
closely with the interests of shareholders.

He has committed to hold those shares for as long as he remains Chairman or
otherwise a Director of the Company.


Contacts, FirstGroup:

Rachael Borthwick
Group Corporate Communications Director, [phone] / [phone]

Stuart Butchers
Group Media Relations Manager, [phone] / [phone]

Brunswick PR
Michael Harrison/Andrew Porter, [phone]