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 January 2006 in accordance with standing
instructions as follows:-

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   1,448
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         407
                                                                      
Jim Forbes                                                         609
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    407
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                    130

Shares were purchased at a price of 410.5 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                  73,059
                                                                      
David Begg                                                       2,057
                                                                      
Jim Forbes                                                      17,446
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 24,744
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                  1,095

25 January 2006