Director Declaration

13 January 2015

                                FIRSTGROUP PLC                                 

                                ("FirstGroup")                                 

                         DIRECTOR EXTERNAL APPOINTMENT                         

Further to the announcement on 12 September 2014, FirstGroup notes that John
McFarlane, Chairman of FirstGroup, joined the board of Barclays PLC as a
non-executive director with effect from 1 January 2015.

This announcement is made pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.14

For further information, please contact:

Robert Welch
Group Company Secretary
Tel: [phone]