Transaction in Own Shares

19 December 2005

                                FirstGroup plc                                 

                      Buyback of 222,546 ordinary shares                       

FirstGroup plc ('the Company') announces that on 19 December 2005 it purchased
222,546 ordinary shares of 5p each at an average price of 386.751 pence per
share. The highest price paid was 389.25 pence per share. The lowest price paid
was 382.5 pence per share.

The Company intends to hold these shares in treasury.

Following the purchase of these shares, the Company holds 5,922,546 of its
shares in treasury and has 398,751,321 shares in issue (including treasury
shares).