Director/PDMR Shareholding

FirstGroup plc - Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares        

Each Non-Executive Director of the Company (other than David Begg 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 of 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 April 2013 in accordance with standing instructions
as follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   2,906
                                                                      
David Begg                                                       1,323
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                       1,075
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     2,423
                                                                      
Brian Wallace                                                      752
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    900
                                                                      
Jim Winestock                                                      757
                                                                      
Mick Barker                                                        646

Shares were purchased at a price of 216.9313 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                 270,214
                                                                      
David Begg                                                      78,426
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                      33,388
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                   150,861
                                                                      
Brian Wallace                                                    5,849
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 65,566
                                                                      
Jim Winestock                                                    4,975
                                                                      
Mick Barker                                                     12,354

26 April 2013