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 Warwick Brady who receive 100% of their fee and Imelda Walsh who
receives 25% of her fee 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 July 2014 in accordance with standing instructions
as follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
John McFarlane                                                   8,615
                                                                      
Warwick Brady                                                    2,535
                                                                      
Brian Wallace                                                    1,631
                                                                      
Imeda Walsh                                                      1,192
                                                                      
Jim Winestock                                                    1,244
                                                                      
Mick Barker                                                        852

Shares were purchased at a price of 132 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
John McFarlane                                                  61,248
                                                                      
Warwick Brady                                                   15,035
                                                                      
Brian Wallace                                                   38,932
                                                                      
Imelda Walsh                                                     1,192
                                                                      
Jim Winestock                                                   34,392
                                                                      
Mick Barker                                                     48,531

25 July 2014