Director/PDMR Shareholding

FirstGroup plc - Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares        

Each Non-Executive Director of the Company (other than Audrey Baxter and Colin
Hood who receive all of their 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 a fixed small amount of part of
his benefits in relation to 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 24 June 2011 in accordance with standing instructions
as follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   2,238
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                      867
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         494
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                         898
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                       139
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    594
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                    212

Shares were purchased at a price of 332.4905 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                 165,926
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                   32,180
                                                                      
David Begg                                                      23,257
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                      15,131
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     6,647
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 47,658
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                  8,825

28 June 2011