Transaction in Own Shares

2 February 2006

                                FirstGroup plc                                 

                       Buyback of 85,300 ordinary shares                       

FirstGroup plc ('the Company') announces that on 2 February 2006 it purchased
85,300 ordinary shares of 5p each at an average price of 402 pence per share.
The highest price paid was 402 pence per share. The lowest price paid was 402
pence per share.

The Company intends to hold these shares in treasury.

Following the purchase of these shares, the Company holds 8,618,585 of its
shares in treasury and has 390,132,736 shares in issue excluding treasury
shares.