Director/PDMR Shareholding

FirstGroup plc - Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares        

Each Non-Executive Director of the Company (other than David Dunn) has elected
to have 40% of his fees in the form of shares in the Company. Arrangements have
been made for these shares to be purchased on their behalf in the market on a
regular basis.

Purchases took place on 25 April 2006 in accordance with standing instructions
as follows:-

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                     944
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         292
                                                                      
Jim Forbes                                                         332
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    292
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                    127

Shares were purchased at a price of 419.75 pence per share.

The revised total beneficial holdings of the directors following these
transactions are:-

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                  75,903
                                                                      
David Begg                                                       2,937
                                                                      
Jim Forbes                                                      18,445
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 25,624
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                  2,265

25 April 2006