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 26 September 2011 in accordance with standing
instructions as follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   2,380
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                      922
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         525
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                         768
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     1,735
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    632
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                    226

Shares were purchased at a price of 312.5 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                 172,423
                                                                      
Audrey Baxter                                                   34,697
                                                                      
David Begg                                                      24,691
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                      17,228
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     8,638
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 49,382
                                                                      
Martyn Williams                                                  9,441

28 September 2011