Total Voting Rights

1 August 2013

                                FirstGroup plc                                 

                           Voting Rights and Capital                           

In conformity with the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6.1, FirstGroup
plc advises that as at 1 August 2013 its capital consists of 1,204,926,756
ordinary shares of 5 pence each. FirstGroup plc holds 160,779 of its ordinary
shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in FirstGroup
plc is 1,204,765,977.

The above figure (1,204,765,977) may be used by shareholders as the denominator
for the calculations by which they determine if they are required to notify
their interest in, or a change in their interest in, FirstGroup plc under the
FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.