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 August 2011 in accordance with standing instructions
as follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   2,107
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                      816
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         465
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                         680
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                       131
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    559
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                    200

Shares were purchased at a price of 353 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                 170,043
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                   33,775
                                                                      
David Begg                                                      24,166
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                      16,460
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     6,903
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 48,750
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                  9,215

25 August 2011