Director/PDMR Shareholding

FirstGroup plc - Notification of Directors' Interests in Shares        

Each Non-Executive Director of the Company (other than Colin Hood who receives
all of this 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 25 January 2012 in accordance with standing
instructions as follows:

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                   2,373
                                                                      
David Begg                                                         630
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                         766
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                     1,337
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                    630

Shares were purchased at a price of 313.5 pence per share.

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

Director                               Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each
                                                                      
Martin Gilbert                                                 181,691
                                                                      
David Begg                                                      28,843
                                                                      
Colin Hood                                                      20,219
                                                                      
Tim O' Toole                                                   115,003
                                                                      
John Sievwright                                                 51,842

26 January 2012