Transaction in Own Shares

16 January 2006

                                FirstGroup plc                                 

                      Buyback of 139,087 ordinary shares                       

FirstGroup plc ('the Company') announces that on 16 January 2006 it purchased
139,087 ordinary shares of 5p each at an average price of 409.5065 pence per
share. The highest price paid was 409.75 pence per share. The lowest price paid
was 406.75 pence per share.

The Company intends to hold these shares in treasury.

Following the purchase of these shares, the Company holds 7,077,276 of its
shares in treasury and has 398,751,321 shares in issue (including treasury
shares).