Director/PDMR Shareholding

FirstGroup plc - Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares        

Each Non-Executive Director of the Company listed below (other than John
McFarlane 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.

Purchases took place on 24 January 2014 in accordance with standing
instructions as follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
John McFarlane                                                  10,642
                                                                      
David Begg                                                       1,448
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                       1,728
                                                                      
Brian Wallace                                                    1,448
                                                                      
Jim Winestock                                                    1,208
                                                                      
Mick Barker                                                        826

Shares were purchased at a price of 136 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
John McFarlane                                                  10,642
                                                                      
David Begg                                                     217,905
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                     104,108
                                                                      
Brian Wallace                                                   29,884
                                                                      
Jim Winestock                                                   26,965
                                                                      
Mick Barker                                                     42,768


24 January 2014