Director/PDMR Shareholding

FirstGroup plc - Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares        

Each Non-Executive Director of the Company, including Tim O'Toole until 13 June
2010, (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. Tim O' Toole who was appointed Chief
Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive on 14 June 2010 has elected to
receive a fixed small amount of part of his benefits in relation to his
remuneration each month 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 June 2010 in accordance with standing instructions
as follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   1,692
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                      854
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         397
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                         750
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                       247
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    467
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                    173

Shares were purchased at a price of 391.2468 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                 143,827
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                   23,283
                                                                      
David Begg                                                      18,170
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                       7,620
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     5,082
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 41,629
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                  6,615

25 June 2010