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 Operating Officer and Deputy 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 25 October 2010 in accordance with standing
instructions as follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   1,584
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                      648
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         371
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                         550
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                       118
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    437
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                    162

Shares were purchased at a price of 398.5 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                 150,662
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                   26,080
                                                                      
David Begg                                                      19,771
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                       9,995
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     5,592
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 43,515
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                  7,313

26 October 2010