Result of AGM

FirstGroup plc                                 

                                (the "Company")                                

               Results of Annual General Meeting on 15 July 2011               

The Board of FirstGroup plc announces that, at the Annual General Meeting held
earlier today, Resolutions 1 to 20 were duly passed by the Company's
shareholders on a poll. The results of the poll are shown below.

            Resolution               FOR                AGAINST         WITHHELD 
                                                                                 
                               No. of      % of     No. of      % of     No. of  
                                Votes      Vote      Votes      Vote     Votes   
                                                                                 
 1.   To receive the Annual  311,173,604    99.66   1,063,295     0.34  4,677,474
      Report and Financial                                                       
      Statements                                                                 
                                                                                 
 2.   To approve the         161,770,789    57.39 120,120,610    42.61 35,022,974
      Directors'                                                                 
      Remuneration Report                                                        
                                                                                 
 3.   To declare a final     311,584,928    99.97     101,811     0.03  5,227,634
      dividend                                                                   
                                                                                 
 4.   To re-elect Sidney     289,890,719    92.88  22,233,692     7.12  4,789,962
      Barrie as a Director                                                       
                                                                                 
 5.   To re-elect Audrey     278,488,324    89.22  33,648,150    10.78  4,777,899
      Baxter as a Director                                                       
                                                                                 
 6.   To re-elect Professor  278,490,927    89.22  33,663,602    10.78  4,759,844
      David Begg as a                                                            
      Director                                                                   
                                                                                 
 7.   To re-elect Jeff Carr  301,982,269    96.74  10,160,575     3.26  4,771,529
      as a Director                                                              
                                                                                 
 8.   To re-elect Martin     286,238,281    91.71  25,863,707     8.29  4,812,385
      Gilbert as a Director                                                      
                                                                                 
 9.   To re-elect Colin Hood 278,480,124    89.22  33,652,524    10.78  4,781,725
      as a Director                                                              
                                                                                 
 10.  To re-elect John       278,504,849    89.22  33,641,715    10.78  4,767,809
      Sievwright as a                                                            
      Director                                                                   
                                                                                 
 11.  To re-elect Tim        301,953,422    96.74  10,185,054     3.26  4,775,897
      O'Toole as a Director                                                      
                                                                                 
 12.  To re-elect Martyn     301,359,588    96.54  10,800,064     3.46  4,754,721
      Williams as a Director                                                     
                                                                                 
 13.  To re-appoint Deloitte 306,186,305    99.33   2,055,914     0.67  8,672,154
      LLP as independent                                                         
      auditors                                                                   
                                                                                 
 14.  To authorise the       302,566,233    99.53   1,432,216     0.47 12,915,924
      Directors to determine                                                     
      the remuneration of                                                        
      the independent                                                            
      auditors                                                                   
                                                                                 
 15.  To authorise the       243,111,778    80.68  58,199,970    19.32 15,602,625
      Directors to allot                                                         
      shares                                                                     
                                                                                 
 16.  To authorise the       310,358,187    99.47   1,657,781     0.53  4,898,405
      Directors to disapply                                                      
      pre-emption rights                                                         
                                                                                 
 17.  To permit the Company  306,951,881    99.60   1,242,577     0.40  8,719,915
      to purchase its own                                                        
      shares                                                                     
                                                                                 
 18.  To authorise the       290,216,771    93.21  21,144,109     6.79  5,553,493
      Company to make                                                            
      political donations                                                        
      and incur political                                                        
      expenditure                                                                
                                                                                 
 19.  To approve the         306,441,735    98.21   5,598,581     1.79  4,874,057
      FirstGroup plc Share                                                       
      Incentive Plan                                                             
                                                                                 
 20.  To authorise the       293,799,351    94.14  18,303,911     5.86  4,811,111
      calling of general                                                         
      meetings of the                                                            
      Company by notice of                                                       
      14 clear days                                                              

Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.

A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of
the votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.

The current issued share capital of FirstGroup plc is 481,799,435 ordinary
shares of 5 pence per share (excluding treasury shares).

In compliance with Listing Rule 9.6.3R FirstGroup plc has submitted a copy of
the resolutions passed in connection with special business at today's Annual
General Meeting to the National Storage Mechanism.

This document will shortly be available for inspection at:
http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do