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 25 September 2009 in accordance with standing
instructions as follows:-

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   1,433
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                      586
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         335
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                         424
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                       335
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    395
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                    146

Shares were purchased at a price of 429.8 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                 129,302
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                   17,345
                                                                      
David Begg                                                      14,764
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                       3,066
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     1,826
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 37,618
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                  5,128

28 September 2009