Director/PDMR Shareholding

FirstGroup plc - Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares        

Each Non-Executive Director of the Company listed below (other than Colin Hood
who receives all of his fees in the form of shares in the Company) has elected
to receive 40% of his fees in the form of shares in the Company. Tim O' Toole,
Chief Executive, has elected to receive part of his remuneration each month in
the form of shares in the Company. Arrangements have been made for these shares
to be purchased on their behalf in the market on a regular basis.

Purchases took place on 23 December 2013 in accordance with standing
instructions as follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
David Begg                                                       1,622
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                       1,928
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     4,712
                                                                      
Brian Wallace                                                    1,622
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                  1,340
                                                                      
Jim Winestock                                                    1,357
                                                                      
Mick Barker                                                        924

Shares were purchased at a price of 121.10 pence per share.

The revised total beneficial holdings of the directors following these
transactions are:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
David Begg                                                     216,457
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                     102,380
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                   685,532
                                                                      
Brian Wallace                                                   28,436
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                179,150
                                                                      
Jim Winestock                                                   25,757
                                                                      
Mick Barker                                                     41,833

23 December 2013