Director/PDMR Shareholding

6 June 2011

                                FirstGroup plc                                 

   Notification of transactions of directors/persons discharging managerial    
                            responsibility ("PDMR")                            

  Grant of awards under the FirstGroup plc Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP")   

FirstGroup plc (the "Company") announces that the following Directors and PDMRs
of the Company were granted awards on 3 June 2011 over the Company's ordinary
shares of 5 pence under the LTIP as follows:

Name                      Position                 Number of share awards    
                                                                             
Sidney Barrie             Director                          154,614          
                                                                             
Rachael Borthwick         PDMR                               52,795          
                                                                             
Linda Burtwistle          PDMR                              137,600          
                                                                             
Jeff Carr                 Director                          198,099          
                                                                             
Clive Burrows             PDMR                               47,635          
                                                                             
Nick Chevis               PDMR                               81,570          
                                                                             
John Evans                PDMR                               44,875          
                                                                             
Giles Fearnley            PDMR                              136,424          
                                                                             
David Leach               PDMR                              125,907          
                                                                             
Jayne Maclennan           PDMR                               44,875          
                                                                             
Tim O'Toole               Director                          375,166          
                                                                             
Louise Ruppel             PDMR                               52,750          
                                                                             
Brad Thomas               PDMR                              113,943          

The awards under the LTIP will vest at the end of the three year performance
period (31 March 2014) subject to the satisfaction of twin performance
conditions relating to absolute growth in the Company's earnings per share
("EPS") and total shareholder return ("TSR") against an appropriate comparator
group and provided the executive remains in employment.

The transaction took place at 395 King Street, Aberdeen AB24 5RP.

This announcement is made following notifications under the Disclosure Rule
3.1.2.

Contact:

Sidney Barrie

Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]