Director/PDMR Shareholding

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Matthew Gregory
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive Director
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	FirstGroup plc
b)	LEI	N/A
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 5p each -     -     GB0003452173
b)	Nature of the transaction	Exercise of Executive Annual Bonus Plan awards granted in 2015 and 2016 – total 493,393 shares acquired at nil cost per share. 232,360 shares sold to meet tax liability.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 0.996217 per share 232,360
d)	Aggregated information	231,480.98
e)	Date of the transaction	2016-07-19
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)