Director/PDMR Shareholding

FirstGroup plc - Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares        

Each Non-Executive Director of the Company (other than David Dunn and Audrey
Baxter) has elected to have 40% of his fees in the form of shares in the
Company. Audrey Baxter has elected to have 100% of her fees 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 25 February 2009 in accordance with standing
instructions as follows:-

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   2,273
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                      790
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         532
                                                                      
Jim Forbes                                                         627
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    532
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                    232

Shares were purchased at a price of 271 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                 111,908
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                   12,728
                                                                      
David Begg                                                      11,820
                                                                      
Jim Forbes                                                      28,797
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 34,505
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                  3,844

26 February 2009