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. Tim O'
Toole, Chief Executive, 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 May 2011 in accordance with standing instructions as
follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   2,516
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                      945
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         530
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                         689
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                       135
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    648
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                    228

Shares were purchased at a price of 340.862 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                 163,688
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                   31,313
                                                                      
David Begg                                                      22,763
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                      14,233
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     6,508
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 47,064
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                  8,613

26 May 2011