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 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 22 July 2011 in accordance with standing instructions
as follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   2,010
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                      779
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         444
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                         649
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                       125
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    533
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                    190

Shares were purchased at a price of 370 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                 167,936
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                   32,959
                                                                      
David Begg                                                      23,701
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                      15,780
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     6,772
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 48,191
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                  9,015

22 July 2011