Director/PDMR Shareholding

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required
by DTR 3.

(1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the
shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.

(2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the
shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

(3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director
/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3
and 17 to 24.

(4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument
relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete
boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

Please complete all relevant boxes in block capital letters.

1.  Name of the issuer                 2.    State whether the notification    
                                             relates to (i) a transaction      
    FirstGroup plc                           notified in accordance with DTR   
                                             3.1.2;                            
                                                                               
                                             (ii)a disclosure made in          
                                             accordance with LR 9.8.6 R(1), or;
                                                                               
                                             (iii) a disclosure made in        
                                             accordance with section 793 of the
                                             Companies Act (2006)              
                                                                               
                                             (i)                               
                                                                               
3.  Name of person discharging         4.    State whether notification relates
    managerial responsibilities/             to a person connected with a      
    director                                 person discharging managerial     
                                             responsibilities / director named 
    Jayne Maclennan (PDMR)                   in 3 and identify the connected   
                                             person                            
                                                                               
                                             N/A                               
                                                                               
5.    Indicate whether the notification  6.  Description of shares (including  
      is in respect of a holding of the      class), debentures or derivatives 
      person referred to in 3 or 4 above     or financial instruments relating 
      or in respect of a non-beneficial      to shares                         
      interest                                                                 
                                             ordinary shares of 5 pence each in
      notification in respect of persons     FirstGroup plc held under the     
      referred to in 3 above                 FirstGroup plc Share Incentive    
                                             Plan                              
                                                                               
7.    Name of registered shareholder(s)  8.  State the nature of the           
      and, if more than one, the number      transaction                       
      of shares held by each of them                                           
                                             Early release and sale of 252     
      346 shares (252 Partnership            Partnership ordinary shares of 5  
      shares, 30 Matching Shares and 64      pence each and the forfeiture of  
      Dividend shares) held under the        30 Matching ordinary shares of 5  
      FirstGroup plc Share Incentive         pence each held in FirstGroup plc 
      Plan                                   under the FirstGroup plc Share    
                                             Incentive Plan                    
                                                                               
9.    Number of shares, debentures or    10. Percentage of issued class        
      financial instruments relating to      acquired (treasury shares of that 
      shares acquired                        class should not be taken into    
                                             account when calculating          
      N/A                                    percentage)                       
                                                                               
                                             N/A                               
                                                                               
11.   Number of shares, debentures or    12. Percentage of issued class        
      financial instruments relating to      disposed (treasury shares of that 
      shares disposed                        class should not be taken into    
                                             account when calculating          
      The early release and sale of 252      percentage)                       
      Partnership ordinary shares and                                          
      the forfeiture of 30 Matching          De Minimis                        
      ordinary shares                                                          
                                                                               
13.   Price per share or value of        14. Date and place of transaction     
      transaction                                                              
                                             9 November 2010- London           
      252 Partnership ordinary shares                                          
      sold at 405.3961 pence per share.                                        
                                                                               
15.   Total holding following            16. Date issuer informed of           
      notification and total percentage      transaction                       
      holding following notification                                           
      (any treasury shares should not be     11 November 2010                  
      taken into account when                                                  
      calculating percentage)                                                  
                                                                               
      64 Dividend ordinary shares held                                         
      under the FirstGroup plc Share                                           
      Incentive Plan                                                           
                                                                               
If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer complete the following boxes                                        
                                                                               
17.   Date of grant                      18.   Period during which or date on  
                                               which it can be exercised       
                                                                               
19.   Total amount paid (if any) for     20.   Description of shares or        
      grant of the option                      debentures involved (class and  
                                               number)                         
                                                                               
21.   Exercise price (if fixed at time   22.   Total number of shares or       
      of grant) or indication that price       debentures over which options   
      is to be fixed at the time of            held following notification     
      exercise                                                                 
                                                                               
23.   Any additional information         24.   Name of contact and telephone   
                                               number for queries              
      N/A                                                                      
                                               Eileen Malcolmson               
                                                                               
                                               Legal Adviser and Assistant     
                                               Company Secretary Tel: 01224    
                                               650007                          
                                                                               
Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making 
notification                                                                   
                                                                               
Eileen Malcolmson, Legal Adviser and Assistant Company Secretary               
                                                                               
___________________________________________________________                    
                                                                               
Date of notification:                                                          
                                                                               
11 November 2010