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 part his of 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 December 2011 in accordance with standing
instructions as follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   2,254
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                      873
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         498
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                         727
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     1,644
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    598
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                    214

Shares were purchased at a price of 330 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                 179,318
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                   37,367
                                                                      
David Begg                                                      26,213
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                      19,453
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                   113,666
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 51,212
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                 10,095

22 December 2011