Directors' Dealings

FirstGroup PLC
10 December 1999


                     FIRSTGROUP PLC

            NOTIFICATION OF DIRECTORS DEALINGS


The following directors of FirstGroup plc have today purchased
additional ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company:

Name           Number of   Price   Total number  Percentage
               additional  (pence) of ordinary   of issued
               ordinary            shares of 5p  ordinary
               shares of           now held      share
               5p                  (beneficial)  capital now
               purchased                         held
                                                 (beneficial)
                                                 
Moir Lockhead  15,000      229p    1,450,723     0.3
                                                 
Robert Duncan  15,000      229p    3,838,234     0.9
                                                 

BL Howell
Company Secretary
0171 291 0500