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.
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 May 2010 in accordance with standing instructions as
follows:-

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   1,720
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                      615
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         403
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                         509
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                       403
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    475
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                    176

Shares were purchased at a price of 358.1 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                 142,135
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                   22,429
                                                                      
David Begg                                                      17,773
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                       6,870
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     4,835
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 41,162
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                  6,442

25 May 2010