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 part his of 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 October 2011 in accordance with standing
instructions as follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   2,234
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                      865
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         493
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                         721
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     1,629
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    593
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                    212

Shares were purchased at a price of 332.9445 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                 174,657
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                   35,562
                                                                      
David Begg                                                      25,184
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                      17,949
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                    10,267
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 49,975
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                  9,653

25 October 2011