Director/PDMR Shareholding

16 June 2010

                                FirstGroup plc                                 

   Notification of transactions of directors/persons discharging managerial    
                            responsibility ("PDMR")                            

  Grant of awards under the FirstGroup plc Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP")   

FirstGroup plc (the "Company") announces that the following Directors and PDMRs
of the Company were granted awards on 15 June 2010 over the Company's ordinary
shares of 5 pence under the LTIP as follows:

Name                      Position                 Number of share awards    
                                                                             
Sir Moir Lockhead         Director                          244,257          
                                                                             
Sidney Barrie             Director                          121,326          
                                                                             
Rachael Borthwick         PDMR                               37,858          
                                                                             
Linda Burtwistle          PDMR                              132,070          
                                                                             
Jeff Carr                 Director                          170,458          
                                                                             
Clive Burrows             PDMR                               40,988          
                                                                             
Nick Chevis               PDMR                               70,189          
                                                                             
John Evans                PDMR                               33,260          
                                                                             
Mary Grant                PDMR                              117,389          
                                                                             
David Leach               PDMR                              119,668          
                                                                             
Jayne Maclennan           PDMR                               34,085          
                                                                             
Paul Moore                PDMR                               31,650          
                                                                             
Tim O'Toole               Director                          224,996          
                                                                             
Louise Ruppel             PDMR                               40,075          
                                                                             
Brad Thomas               PDMR                              108,297          

The awards under the LTIP will vest at the end of the three year performance
period (31 March 2013) subject to the satisfaction of twin performance
conditions relating to absolute growth in the Company's earnings per share
("EPS") and total shareholder return ("TSR") against an appropriate comparator
group and provided the executive remains in employment.

The transaction took place at 395 King Street, Aberdeen AB24 5RP.

This announcement is made following notifications under the Disclosure Rule
3.1.2.

Contact:

Sidney Barrie

Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]