Director/PDMR Shareholding

FirstGroup plc - Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares        

Each Non-Executive Director of the Company (other than David Dunn who receives
all of his fees in cash and 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. 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 June 2009 in accordance with standing instructions
as follows:-

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   1,665
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                      578
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         390
                                                                      
Jim Forbes                                                         459
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                         690
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                       390
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    390
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                    170

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                                                 119,628
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                   15,410
                                                                      
David Begg                                                      13,628
                                                                      
Jim Forbes                                                      30,927
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                       1,225
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                       690
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 36,313
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                  4,633

25 June 2009