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 25 April 2014 in accordance with standing instructions
as follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
John McFarlane                                                   8,829
                                                                      
David Begg                                                       1,530
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                       1,824
                                                                      
Brian Wallace                                                    1,530
                                                                      
Jim Winestock                                                    1,275
                                                                      
Mick Barker                                                        873

Shares were purchased at a price of 128.80 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
John McFarlane                                                  35,021
                                                                      
David Begg                                                     222,271
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                     109,315
                                                                      
Brian Wallace                                                   34,250
                                                                      
Jim Winestock                                                   30,604
                                                                      
Mick Barker                                                     45,554

28 April 2014