Director/PDMR Shareholding

FirstGroup plc - Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares        

Each Non-Executive Director of the Company (other than Audrey Baxter and Colin
Hood who receive all of their fees in the form of shares in the Company) has
elected to receive 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 24 July 2009 in accordance with standing instructions
as follows:-

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   1,786
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                      681
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         418
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                         740
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                       418
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    459
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                    182

Shares were purchased at a price of 345 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                 126,235
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                   16,091
                                                                      
David Begg                                                      14,046
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                       1,965
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     1,108
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 36,772
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                  4,815

27 July 2009