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 25 March 2011 in accordance with standing instructions
as follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   1,883
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                      771
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         441
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                         654
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                       140
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    520
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                    192

Shares were purchased at a price of 335.2370 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                 159,161
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                   29,557
                                                                      
David Begg                                                      21,762
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                      12,948
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     6,226
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 45,861
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                  8,180

29 March 2011