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 26 January 2009 in accordance with standing
instructions as follows:-

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   2,140
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                      744
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         501
                                                                      
Jim Forbes                                                         591
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    501
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                    219

Shares were purchased at a price of 287.75 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                 109,635
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                   11,938
                                                                      
David Begg                                                      11,288
                                                                      
Jim Forbes                                                      28,170
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 33,973
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                  3,612


26 January 2009