Director/PDMR Shareholding

FirstGroup plc - Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares        

Each Non-Executive Director of the Company (other than David Begg 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 part of 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 January 2013 in accordance with standing
instructions as follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   3,103
                                                                      
David Begg                                                       1,416
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                         834
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     2,589
                                                                      
Brian Wallace                                                      807
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    970
                                                                      
Jim Winestock                                                      807
                                                                      
Mick Barker                                                        555

Shares were purchased at a price of 203.5 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                 260,778
                                                                      
David Begg                                                      74,126
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                      30,566
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                   143,468
                                                                      
Brian Wallace                                                    3,403
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 62,633
                                                                      
Jim Winestock                                                    2,519
                                                                      
Mick Barker                                                     10,043

25 January 2013