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 21 April 2011 in accordance with standing instructions
as follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   2,011
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                      811
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         471
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                         596
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                       147
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    555
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                    205

Shares were purchased at a price of 313.9681 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                 161,172
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                   30,368
                                                                      
David Begg                                                      22,233
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                      13,544
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     6,373
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 46,416
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                  8,385

22 April 2011