Transaction in Own Shares

25 January 2006

                                FirstGroup plc                                 

                      Buyback of 250,000 ordinary shares                       

FirstGroup plc ('the Company') announces that on 25 January 2006 it purchased
250,000 ordinary shares of 5p each at an average price of 407 pence per share.
The highest price paid was 407 pence per share. The lowest price paid was 407
pence per share.

The Company intends to hold these shares in treasury.

Following the purchase of these shares, the Company holds 9,850,812 of its
shares in treasury and has 398,751,321 shares in issue (including treasury
shares).