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 23 April 2010 in accordance with standing instructions
as follows:-

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   1,587
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                      568
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         372
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                         470
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                       372
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    438
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                    162

Shares were purchased at a price of 388 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                 140,415
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                   21,814
                                                                      
David Begg                                                      17,370
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                       6,361
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     4,432
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 40,687
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                  6,266

23 April 2010