Director/PDMR Shareholding

FirstGroup plc - Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares        

Each Non-Executive Director of the Company (other than David Dunn) has elected
to have 40% of his fees 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 24 March 2006 in accordance with standing instructions
as follows:-

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                     942
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         292
                                                                      
Jim Forbes                                                         331
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    292
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                    127

Shares were purchased at a price of 420.5 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                  74,959
                                                                      
David Begg                                                       2,645
                                                                      
Jim Forbes                                                      18,113
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 25,332
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                  2,138

24 March 2006